cursive
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Middle French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursīvus, from Latin cursus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɝsɪv/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɜːsɪv/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv
Adjective
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cursive (comparative more cursive, superlative most cursive)
- Running; flowing.
- (of writing) Having successive letters joined together.
- (grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that occurs in a straight line (in space or time).
Translations
[edit]having successive letters joined together
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Noun
[edit]cursive (countable and uncountable, plural cursives)
- (countable) A cursive character, letter or font.
- (countable) A manuscript written in cursive characters.
- (uncountable) Joined-up handwriting.
Antonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]character
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manuscript
joined-up handwriting
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See also
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]cursive f (plural cursives)
- cursive letter
Adjective
[edit]cursive
Further reading
[edit]- “cursive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱers-
- English terms borrowed from Middle French
- English terms derived from Middle French
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- English 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)sɪv
- Rhymes:English/ɜː(ɹ)sɪv/2 syllables
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- English countable nouns
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