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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]
long + hand, by analogy with shorthand.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
longhand (countable and uncountable, plural longhands)
- The written characters used in the common method of writing; opposed to shorthand, or typing or printing; handwriting.
- Synonym: handwriting
- Antonym: shorthand
Adverb[edit]
longhand (not comparable)
- Written by hand in normal characters, as opposed to shorthand.
- Written by hand (with pen or pencil), rather than printed out; handwritten.
- Synonym: handwritten
- Antonyms: print, print out
- I had to write the essay out twice longhand – they wouldn’t let me print it out. It took forever!
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