"handwrit" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhændɹɪt/ Forms: handwrits [plural]
Rhymes: -ændɹɪt Etymology: From Middle English hande-writt, from Old English handġewrit (“handwriting, autograph, written agreement”), equivalent to hand + writ. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hande-writt}} Middle English hande-writt, {{inh|en|ang|handġewrit|t=handwriting, autograph, written agreement}} Old English handġewrit (“handwriting, autograph, written agreement”), {{compound|en|hand|writ}} hand + writ Head templates: {{en-noun}} handwrit (plural handwrits)
  1. manuscript; any nonprinted or handwritten text
    Sense id: en-handwrit-en-noun-quShu5aX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17
  2. a book or document written by hand
    Sense id: en-handwrit-en-noun-6XTHuKTU

Inflected forms

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