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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries필기체
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pilgiche
"그는 필기체로 편지를 썼다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Written with the characters joined together in a flowing style, typically used in handwritten script.
"She wrote her signature in elegant cursive across the bottom of the document."
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Handwriting in which the letters are continuously connected and slanted.
"Many modern schools no longer require students to learn cursive."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the medieval Latin word 'cursivus', meaning 'running', which stems from 'cursus' (a running, course), from the verb 'currere' (to run). It entered English in the late 18th century to describe handwriting in which the letters are joined together for faster, flowing writing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cursive" is said worldwide
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cursif
Transliteration: kyʁ.sif
"Elle écrit toujours en cursif."
Schreibschrift
Transliteration: ˈʃʁaɪ̯pˌʃʁɪft
"Die Kinder lernen zuerst die Schreibschrift."
corsivo
Transliteration: korˈsiːvo
"Ha scritto la lettera in corsivo."
cursiva
Transliteration: kuɾˈsi.βa
"Escribió su nombre en letra cursiva."
cursiva
Transliteration: kuɾˈsi.vɐ
"Ele prefere escrever em letra cursiva."
हस्तलिपि
Transliteration: hastalipi
"उसने हस्तलिपि में अपना नाम लिखा।"
草书
Transliteration: cǎoshū
"这封信是用连笔字写的。"
필기체
Transliteration: pilgiche
"그는 필기체로 편지를 썼다."
筆記体
Transliteration: hikkitai
"彼女は流暢な筆記体で書いた。"
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