penmanships

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

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manuscripts
Noun
  • In the time of his grandson, John Cotton, a printed catalogue of the manuscripts in the collection was published.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In the case of romance, professional associations such as Romance Writers of America, founded in 1980, brought writers with unsold manuscripts into contact with titans of the genre.
    Rebecca Ackermann, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2025
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