longhand

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈlɒŋˌhænd/
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/ˈlɒŋˌhænd/ · /lɔŋˌhænd/ · /lɑŋˌhænd/

Definition of longhand

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The written characters used in the common method of writing; opposed to shorthand, or typing or printing; handwriting.
    “When, however, in any particular case, he has no assured means of determining the true spelling of the name, he should always quietly interrupt the dictater with the request, " Spell it , please," and then write the name in longhand from the dictater's spelling.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The written characters used in the common method of writing; opposed to shorthand, or typing or printing; handwriting.
    “When, however, in any particular case, he has no assured means of determining the true spelling of the name, he should always quietly interrupt the dictater with the request, " Spell it , please," and then write the name in longhand from the dictater's spelling.”

adv

  1. (not-comparable)Written by hand in normal characters, as opposed to shorthand.
  2. (not-comparable)Written by hand (with pen or pencil), rather than printed out; handwritten.
    “I had to write the essay out twice longhand – they wouldn’t let me print it out. It took forever!”

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Etymology

From long + hand, by analogy with shorthand.

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