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hand-written

hand-written is the alternative spelling of handwritten.

Meaning of handwritten

Adjective

handwritten (not comparable)

  1. Written with a person's hand, as opposed to typed.
    • The bible was used by Presley throughout his life until his death on 16 August 1977 and contains his handwritten notes, thoughts and annotations.2012 September 8, Cass Jones, “Elvis Presley's bible sells for £59,000”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2024
    Synonyms:
    longhand

Forms of hand-written

comparativemore hand-written
superlativemost hand-written

Questions about hand-written

What is hand-written the alternative spelling of?
Hand-written is the alternative spelling of handwritten.

Words near hand-written in the dictionary

  1. hand-wringing
  2. hand-wringingly
  3. hand-wringings
  4. hand-writing
  5. hand-writings
  6. hand-written
  7. Handa
  8. handakuten
  9. Handal
  10. Handals
  11. Handan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hand-written (page history and authors); handwritten (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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