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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHandwriting
/ˈhændˌraɪ.tɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act or skill of writing by hand.
"Her handwriting is so neat that it looks like it was printed." - 2
The style or manner in which someone writes by hand.
"He has a unique handwriting that is easily recognizable."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'hand' combined with 'writan', meaning to score, outline, or write. Historically evolved to describe the specific individual style or form of writing executed by hand rather than mechanical typesetting.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Handwriting" is said worldwide
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Écriture manuscrite
Transliteration: ekritür manuskrit
"Son écriture manuscrite est très lisible."
Handschrift
Transliteration: hantʃrɪft
"Ihre Handschrift ist sehr schön."
Scrittura a mano
Transliteration: skritˈtura a ˈmano
"La sua scrittura a mano è molto elegante."
Escritura a mano
Transliteration: esˈkɾituɾa a ˈmano
"Su escritura a mano es muy clara."
Caligrafia
Transliteration: kaligɾaˈfiɐ
"A caligrafia dela é impressionante."
हस्तलेखन
Transliteration: hastalekhan
"उसका हस्तलेखन बहुत सुंदर है।"
手写
Transliteration: shǒuxiě
"他的手写字很漂亮。"
손글씨
Transliteration: songeulssi
"그의 손글씨는 매우 아름답습니다."
手書き
Transliteration: tegaki
"彼の手書きはとてもきれいです。"
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