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PENMANSHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does penmanship mean?
• PENMANSHIP (noun)
The noun PENMANSHIP has 1 sense:
1. beautiful handwriting
Familiarity information: PENMANSHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Beautiful handwriting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
calligraphy; chirography; penmanship
Hypernyms ("penmanship" is a kind of...):
hand; handwriting; script (something written by hand)
Derivation:
penman (informal terms for journalists)
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