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English noun: handwriting

1. handwriting (communication) something written by hand


SamplesShe recognized his handwriting.
His hand was illegible.


Synonymshand, script


Broader (hypernym)writing


Narrower (hyponym)cacography, calligraphy, chirography, cursive, cursive script, longhand, penmanship, running hand, scratch, scrawl, scribble, shorthand, stenography, tachygraphy


Domain categoryhandwriting

2. handwriting (act) the activity of writing by hand


SamplesHandwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis.


Broader (hypernym)committal to writing, writing


Narrower (hyponym)stenography, subscription


Domain category membersbackhand, hand, handwriting, illegibility, left-slanting, legibility, readability, script









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