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handwriting

English

Etymology

hand +? writing

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?hænd?a?t??/
  • Hyphenation: hand?writ?ing

Noun

handwriting (usually uncountable, plural handwritings)

  1. The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
  2. Text that was written by hand.
  3. The characteristic writing of a particular person.
  4. (by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
    • 2013, Chris Payne, High Crimes And Low Stakes: Chris Payne (page 259)
      And, my friend believes, Armedov is getting paid by...? Yes, our friends at Langley! CIA handwriting all over it, he reckons!
    • 2016, Nilgin Yusuf, Fashion's Front Line (page 112)
      The show needs to portray the designer's handwriting but it should also be innovative too.

Synonyms

  • (the act or process of writing done by hand): longhand
  • (text written by hand): manuscript

Related terms

  • handwritten
  • handwrite
  • handwrit

Translations

See also

  • cursive

Verb

handwriting

  1. present participle of handwrite

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autography

English

Etymology

auto- +? -graphy

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -????fi

Noun

autography (countable and uncountable, plural autographies)

  1. Writing in one's own handwriting.
  2. A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
  3. (countable, rare) An autobiography.

Related terms

  • autograph

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