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No. 9,320 in French

cursive

A style of handwriting where letters are connected for faster writing.

In a sentence

  • La police d’écriture cursive est souvent utilisée pour les documents officiels.

    The cursive font is often used for official documents.

    Here, 'cursive' refers to a style of handwriting or typeface that is flowing and connected.

  • Elle pratique son écriture cursive chaque soir pour améliorer sa calligraphie.

    She practices her cursive writing every evening to improve her penmanship.

    In this sentence, 'cursive' specifically pertains to a way of writing by hand using connected letters.

  • Ils discutent des avantages de l’enseignement de la cursive au lycée.

    They discuss the advantages of teaching cursive in high school.

    Here, 'cursive' is used as a noun to denote the type of handwriting style commonly referred to as script.

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