Definition of penmanship
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:the art or practice of writing with the pen
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:quality or style of handwriting
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My third grade teacher thought it was important for us to learn penmanship.
doctors are famous for their illegible penmanship
Recent Examples of penmanship from the Web
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Since her first race, the 1998 Walt Disney World Marathon, the Orlando resident has logged every one of her races meticulously over 30 pages filled with her neat penmanship.
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The newspaper reported that Altman also testified that the handwriting on an envelope sent to police in Beverly Hills, California, alerting them to a dead body around the time of Berman’s death looked like Durst’s penmanship.
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Sure, there's the famous original copy in Thomas Jefferson's elegant penmanship.
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Sure, there’s the famous original copy in Thomas Jefferson’s elegant penmanship.
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The sisters at St. Anne’s concur, saying their students land jobs because of their penmanship on applications.
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Philadelphia is a place where the National Constitution Center has an exhibit highlighting Springsteen’s blue jeans (snug) and notebooks full of lyrics (excellent penmanship).
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In the earliest journal, dated 1837, the penmanship is crisp, the margins precise.
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The historic reasons that everyone should know how to write and read cursive penmanship are important; however, the relationship between cursive and cognitive skills is more important.
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First Known Use of penmanship
1695
penmanship Synonyms
Synonyms
hand, handwriting, scriptAntonyms
print, type, typewritingRelated Words
cacography, hen scratch, hen track, scratch, scrawl, scribble; backhand, copperplate, cursive, print, running hand; autograph, John Hancock, John Henry, signaturePENMANSHIP Defined for English Language Learners
penmanship
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Definition of penmanship for English Language Learners
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: the art or practice of writing by hand
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: the quality or style of someone's handwriting
PENMANSHIP Defined for Kids
penmanship
play
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pen·man·ship
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Definition of penmanship for Students
:style or quality of handwriting
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