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Cursive

Running; flowing.

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Similar meaning 2

Written 84% connected

of Write

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Written 84% connected

of Write

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Narrower term 3

Copperplate 76% connected

A plate of polished copper on which a design or writing is engraved.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Italic 76% connected

Relating to Italy or to its people.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Minuscule 76% connected

Any very small, minute object.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Broader term 3

Hand 76% connected

That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See Manus.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Handwriting 76% connected

The cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or person; chirography.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Script 76% connected

A writing; a written document.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Synonym 1

Longhand 92% connected

The written characters used in the common method of writing; -- opposed to shorthand.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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