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longhand

[lawng-hand, long-] / ˈlɔŋˌhænd, ˈlɒŋ- /
NOUN
hand
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"I scribble and sketch, but shift quickly to the computer. I thought I'd write the whole manuscript longhand - by the third paragraph I gave up."

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

And while other companies began to digitize operations, Samyang’s employees did their books in longhand.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2024

Put to task by Aboriginal elders, her job was to take down their every word in longhand.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

But starting in the late 1990s, Streisand began writing down memories — in longhand, because she couldn’t type.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023

I've always kept my journal longhand, in spiral notebooks,” she said.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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