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cur·sive 
[kur-siv] Pronunciation Key
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[kur-siv] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | (of handwriting) in flowing strokes with the letters joined together. |
| 2. | Printing. in flowing strokes resembling handwriting. |
| 3. | a cursive letter or character. |
| 4. | Printing. a style of typeface simulating handwriting. |
[Origin: 1775–85; < ML cursīvus flowing (said of penmanship), equiv. to L curs(us) (ptp. of currere to run) + -īvus -ive]
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cur·sive·ly, adverb
cur·sive·ness, noun
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| cur·sive
(kûr'sĭv) Pronunciation Key
adj. Having the successive letters joined together: cursive writing; a cursive style of type. n.
[French (écriture) cursive, cursive (handwriting), from Medieval Latin (scrīpta) cursīva, from Latin cursus, past participle of currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.] cur'sive·ly adv., cur'sive·ness n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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cursive
1784, from Fr. cursif, from M.L. cursivus, from L. cursus "a running," from pp. of currere "to run" (see current). The notion is of "written with a running hand" (without raising the pen), as opposed to uncial.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| cursive | |
adjective | |
| 1. | having successive letter joined together; "cursive script" |
noun | |
| 1. | rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper [syn: longhand] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Cursive
Cur"sive\ (k?r"s?v), a. [LL. cursivus: cf. F. cursif See Cursitor.] Running; flowing. Cursive hand,a running handwriting.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Cursive
Cur"sive\, n. 1. A character used in cursive writing. 2. A manuscript, especially of the New Testament, written in small, connected characters or in a running hand; -- opposed to uncial. --Shipley.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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