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Record 1 1991-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education (General)
  • Writing Styles
OBS

cursive: of writing: flowing often with the strokes of successive characters joined and the angles rounded. Children are still taught cursive writing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pédagogie (Généralités)
  • Techniques d'écriture
OBS

cursif,ive : adjectif. Qui est tracé à main courante. On appelle cursive toute écriture représentant une forme rapide d'une écriture plus lente. [...] Substantif. La cursive. Écrire en cursive.

Spanish

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