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longhand

[ lawng-hand, long- ]

noun

  1. writing of the ordinary kind, in which words are written out in full ( shorthand ).


adjective

  1. using longhand:

    longhand writing.

  2. written in longhand:

    a longhand account of the meeting.

longhand

/ ˈlɒŋˌhænd /

noun

  1. ordinary handwriting, in which letters, words, etc, are set down in full, as opposed to shorthand or to typing


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Word History and Origins

Origin of longhand1

First recorded in 1660–70; long 1 + hand

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Example Sentences

Still, as a backup, he continued to take copious notes in his unhurried longhand.

DH: I write longhand on legal pads, about half at home and half in cafés.

When I could write longhand, I did that sometimes and then paid a typist.

Is any of this application blank, that is any of the longhand on it, in the hand of your mother other than her signature?

I hand you a picture of a letter in longhand which has been identified as Commission Exhibit 103.

“It struck me as peculiar that it was written in longhand instead of on a typewriter,” Penny explained.

Exhibit 711, your report, was that written out in longhand or dictated to a girl?

Well, some of them were typewritten, some of them were written in longhand pencil, some of it was written in pen.

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