hand-written

hand-writ·ten

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hand rit-n]
- /hænd ˈrɪt n/
- /hænd ˈrɪtn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hand rit-n]
- /hænd ˈrɪt n/

Definitions of hand-written word

verb with object hand-written to write (something) by hand. 1
adjective hand-written Alternative spelling of handwritten. 0

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Origin of hand-written

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50; back formation from handwriting

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Hand-written

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hand-written

hand-written popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.