cursive

 I never heard the word "cursive" growing up, but now it is quite common as handwriting and penmanship die out. According to the OED, the word was first used in English in the late 1700s, referring to a few examples of ancient writing. It is the practice of the OED to give at least one example from every century of each word. They list no examples from the twentieth century.


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