how to pronounce cursive

/ˈkɜː.sɪv/

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cursive is pronounced in two syllables

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ɜː

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video examples of cursive pronunciation

An example use of cursive in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… obviate the need for the cursive one-way …”

meanings of cursive

adjective:

Having successive letters joined together.
Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that occurs in a straight line (in space or time).
Running; flowing.

noun:

Joined-up handwriting.
A manuscript written in cursive characters.
A cursive character, letter or font.

cursive frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cursive occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics cursive can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that cursive can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;