cursive
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursīvus, from Latin cursus.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɝsɪv/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɜːsɪv/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv
Adjective
A letter written in a cursive hand
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
having successive letters joined together
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Noun
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
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
character
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manuscript
joined-up handwriting
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See also
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kyʁ.siv/
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “cursive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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