written in longhand

  • 1longhand — /lawng hand , long /, n. 1. writing of the ordinary kind, in which words are written out in full (distinguished from shorthand). adj. 2. using longhand: longhand writing. 3. written in longhand: a longhand account of the meeting. [1660 70; LONG1… …

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  • 2Longhand — Long hand , n. The written characters used in the common method of writing; opposed to {shorthand}; as, took it down in longhand. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3longhand — [lôŋ′hand΄] n. ordinary handwriting, in which the words are written out in full, as distinguished from shorthand or from typing …

    English World dictionary

  • 4longhand — long•hand [[t]ˈlɔŋˌhænd, ˈlɒŋ [/t]] n. 1) writing of the ordinary kind, in which words are written out in full 2) written in or using longhand • Etymology: 1660–70 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 5longhand — 1. noun The written characters used in the common method of writing; opposed to shorthand, or typing or printing; handwriting. Syn: handwriting 2. adverb a) To write something by hand in normal characters, as opposed to shorthand. I had to write… …

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  • 6longhand — Synonyms and related words: Italian hand, Spencerian writing, autograph, autographic, block letter, bold hand, book hand, calligraphic, chancery hand, chirographic, copperplate hand, cursive, cursive hand, engrossed, flowing, graphic,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 7written — Synonyms and related words: appointed, autograph, autographic, calligraphic, chirographic, cursive, destined, devoted, doomed, engrossed, fatal, fated, fateful, flowing, foredoomed, graphic, graphoanalytic, graphologic, graphometric, holograph,… …

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  • 8longhand — /ˈlɒŋhænd / (say longhand) noun writing of the ordinary kind, in which the words are written out in full (distinguished from shorthand) …

  • 9longhand — noun Date: 1666 handwriting: as a. characters or words written out fully by hand b. cursive writing …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10longhand — n. style of writing in which words are written out fully without abbreviations (as opposed to shorthand) …

    English contemporary dictionary