penmanship

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as in handwriting
the form or style of a particular person's writing doctors are famous for their illegible penmanship

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as in calligraphy
writing done by hand the students spend far more time honing their computer skills than they do improving their penmanship

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“Penmanship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penmanship. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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