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longhand

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long⋅hand

[lawng-hand, long-]
–noun
1. writing of the ordinary kind, in which words are written out in full (distinguished from shorthand ).
–adjective
2. using longhand: longhand writing.
3. written in longhand: a longhand account of the meeting.

Origin:
1660–70; long 1 + hand
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long·hand   (lông'hānd', lŏng'-)   
n.  Cursive writing.
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