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hand·writ·ing 
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Audio Help [hand-rahy-ting] Pronunciation Key –noun
—Idiom
| 1. | writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script. |
| 2. | a style or manner of writing by hand, esp. that which characterizes a particular person; penmanship: an eccentric handwriting. |
| 3. | a handwritten document; manuscript. |
| 4. | handwriting on the wall, a premonition, portent, or clear indication, esp. of failure or disaster: The company had ignored the handwriting on the wall and was plunged into bankruptcy. Also, writing on the wall. |
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
handwriting
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| hand·write
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tr.v. hand·wrote (-rōt'), hand·writ·ten (-rĭt'n), hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] |
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| hand·writ·ing
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handwriting
1500, from hand + writing (see write), translating L. manuscriptum. Hand in the sense of "handwriting, style of writing" is from 1390.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| handwriting | |
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| 1. | something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" |
| 2. | the activity of writing by hand; "handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈhandwriting1 noun
writing with a pen or pencil
Example: Today we will practise handwriting.
ˈhandwriting2 nounExample: Today we will practise handwriting.
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the way in which a person writes
Example: Your handwriting is terrible!
See also: (on the one hand) … on the other hand, a show of hands, at hand, at the hands of, be hand in glove (with someone), by hand, hand-lens, handbag, handbill, handbook, handbrake, handcuff, handcuffs, handful, handshake, handstand, handwritten, hand-picked, handmade, fall into the hands (of someone), force someone's hand, get one's hands on, give/lend a helping hand, hand, hand down, hand in, hand in hand, hand on, hand out, hand over, hand over fist, hand to hand, hand-operated, hand-out, handout, hands down, hands off!, hands up!, hands-on, have a hand in (something), have/get/gain the upper hand, hold hands (with someone), in good hands, in hand, in the hands of, keep one's hand in, off one's hands, on hand, out of hand, shake hands with (someone) / shake someone's hand, take in hand, to handExample: Your handwriting is terrible!
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Handwriting
Hand"writ`ing\, n. 1. The cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or person; chirography. 2. That which is written by hand; manuscript. The handwriting on the wall, a doom pronounced; an omen of disaster. --Dan. v. 5.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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