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ско́ропись — meaning in English

skoropis

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English meaning

  • cursive adj Running; flowing.
  • shorthand noun A fast system of writing using symbols or abbreviations instead of full words.

Senses

ско́ропись is used for these senses in English:

  • cursive (countable) A cursive character, letter or font.
  • shorthand A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.
  • shorthand (by extension) Any brief or shortened way of saying or doing something.

cursive — full definition

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

shorthand — full definition

  1. noun A fast system of writing using symbols or abbreviations instead of full words.
  2. noun A quick, informal way of referring to or explaining something.

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