"cursive" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɝsɪv/ [General-American], /ˈkɜːsɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-cursive.ogg [US] Forms: more cursive [comparative], most cursive [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursīvus, from Latin cursus. By surface analysis, curse + -ive. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱers-}}, {{bor|en|frm|cursif}} Middle French cursif, {{der|en|ML.|cursīvus}} Medieval Latin cursīvus, {{der|en|la|cursus}} Latin cursus, {{surf|en|curse|-ive}} By surface analysis, curse + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} cursive (comparative more cursive, superlative most cursive)
  1. Running; flowing.
    Sense id: en-cursive-en-adj-vSkO8B2Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 27 3 27 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 22 14 22 4 21 18
  2. (of writing) Having successive letters joined together. Translations (having successive letters joined together): ձեռագիր (jeṙagir) (Armenian), cursiu (Catalan), 草書 (Chinese Mandarin), 草书 (cǎoshū) (Chinese Mandarin), cursif (French), attaché (French), გადაბმული (gadabmuli) (Georgian), kursiv (German), folyóírással írott (Hungarian), kursif (Indonesian), miring (Indonesian), corsivo (Italian), 筆記体 (hikkitai) (Japanese), berangkai (Malay), kursiv (Norwegian), cursivo (Portuguese), cursiv (Romanian), рукопи́сный (rukopísnyj) (Russian), курси́вный (kursívnyj) (Russian), en cursiva (Spanish), kursiv (Swedish), handskriven (Swedish), italik (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-cursive-en-adj-4RyQ8uxC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 27 3 27 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 22 14 22 4 21 18 Disambiguation of 'having successive letters joined together': 3 92 5
  3. (grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that occurs in a straight line (in space or time). Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-cursive-en-adj-irHdmLAY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 27 3 27 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 12 35 3 16 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 22 14 22 4 21 18 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɝsɪv/ [General-American], /ˈkɜːsɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-cursive.ogg [US] Forms: cursives [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sɪv Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French cursif, from Medieval Latin cursīvus, from Latin cursus. By surface analysis, curse + -ive. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱers-}}, {{bor|en|frm|cursif}} Middle French cursif, {{der|en|ML.|cursīvus}} Medieval Latin cursīvus, {{der|en|la|cursus}} Latin cursus, {{surf|en|curse|-ive}} By surface analysis, curse + -ive Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cursive (countable and uncountable, plural cursives)
  1. (countable) A cursive character, letter or font. Tags: countable Translations (character): курсив (kursiv) (Bulgarian), cursiva [feminine] (Catalan), 草書 (Chinese Mandarin), 草书 (cǎoshū) (Chinese Mandarin), 手寫體 (Chinese Mandarin), 手写体 (shǒuxiětǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), cursief [feminine] (Dutch), kursiivi (Finnish), cursive [feminine] (French), Kursivbuchstabe [masculine] (German), huruf sambung (Indonesian), kursif (Indonesian), 草書 - for kanji or kana (sōsho) (alt: そうしょ) (Japanese), 筆記体 - for Latin or Greek letters (hikkitai) (alt: ひっきたい) (Japanese), etc. (Japanese), kursywa [feminine] (Polish), рукопи́сный шрифт (rukopísnyj šrift) [masculine] (Russian), ско́ропись (skóropisʹ) [feminine] (Russian), курси́в (kursív) [masculine] (Russian), el yazısı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-cursive-en-noun-VTdk9JNO Disambiguation of 'character': 70 30 0
  2. (countable) A manuscript written in cursive characters. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-cursive-en-noun-FO2UFCWA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 27 3 27 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 22 14 22 4 21 18
  3. (uncountable) Joined-up handwriting. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Orthography Translations (joined-up handwriting): 草書 (Chinese Mandarin), 草书 (cǎoshū) (Chinese Mandarin), kaunokirjoitus (Finnish), Schreibschrift [feminine] (German), Kursivschrift [feminine] (German), Verbundschrift [feminine] (German), kursive Schrift [feminine] (German), fließende Handschrift [feminine] (German), løkkeskrift [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian), skrivstil [common-gender] (Swedish), el yazısı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-cursive-en-noun-78TucCWt Disambiguation of Orthography: 12 9 16 5 21 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 10 27 3 27 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ive: 22 14 22 4 21 18 Disambiguation of 'joined-up handwriting': 1 11 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cursively, cursiveness, Roman cursive Related terms: course, discursive, incursive, handwriting, italic, longhand, shorthand Translations (manuscript): cursiefje (Dutch), tulisan sambung (Indonesian), 草書 - for kanji or kana. (sōsho) (alt: そうしょ) (Japanese), ру́копись (rúkopisʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'manuscript': 1 55 44

Inflected forms

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      "word": "курсив"
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      "sense": "character",
      "word": "草书"
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      "sense": "character",
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      "sense": "character",
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    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "character",
      "word": "etc."
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "character",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kursywa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rukopísnyj šrift",
      "sense": "character",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "рукопи́сный шрифт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skóropisʹ",
      "sense": "character",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ско́ропись"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kursív",
      "sense": "character",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "курси́в"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "character",
      "word": "el yazısı"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "manuscript",
      "word": "cursiefje"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "manuscript",
      "word": "tulisan sambung"
    },
    {
      "alt": "そうしょ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sōsho",
      "sense": "manuscript",
      "word": "草書 - for kanji or kana."
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rúkopisʹ",
      "sense": "manuscript",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ру́копись"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "joined-up handwriting",
      "word": "草書"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "cǎoshū",
      "sense": "joined-up handwriting",
      "word": "草书"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "joined-up handwriting",
      "word": "kaunokirjoitus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "joined-up handwriting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schreibschrift"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "joined-up handwriting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Kursivschrift"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "joined-up handwriting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verbundschrift"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "joined-up handwriting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kursive Schrift"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "joined-up handwriting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fließende Handschrift"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "joined-up handwriting",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "løkkeskrift"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "joined-up handwriting",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "skrivstil"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "joined-up handwriting",
      "word": "el yazısı"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "cursive"
  ],
  "word": "cursive"
}

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