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- noun Plural form of
cursive .
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Examples
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Then about just fifty years ago Drs. Lachmann, Tischendorf and Tregelles began to construct that 'fabric of Textual Criticism' which has been the cause of the present treatise [though indeed Tischendorf does not adopt the suggestion of those few aberrant cursives which is supported by no surviving uncial, and in fact advocates the very origin of the mischief which has been just described].
The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels John William Burgon 1850
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If reading relied heavily on shape information, we would have problems reading in different fonts, cursives and scripts.
Web Translations » Blog Archive » Are Chinese people forgetting how to write? 2010
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If reading relied heavily on shape information, we would have problems reading in different fonts, cursives and scripts.
Web Translations » Blog Archive » Are Chinese people forgetting how to write? 2010
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There are no numbers, no strange cursives or codes.
The Magi'i Of Cyador Modesitt, L. E. 2000
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(A), Coislinianus (P), BasilianoVaticanus (V), and many cursives; the other version is represented by the Vatican (B), and a considerable number of cursives.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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The disputed part is found in no uncial Greek manuscripts and in only four rather recent cursives -- one of the fifteenth and three of the sixteenth century.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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The text differs from both AB and Aleph and consequently the Greek cursives.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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But their list was very defective, as certain manuscripts were counted twice, while others which were numbered among the cursives were uncials either wholly or in part, etc.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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The textus receptus is that of the Sixtine edition, derived from the Codex Venetus and some cursives.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Palæography divides the Greek into uncials and minuscules; the Latin into uncials, semi-uncials, capitals, minuscules and cursives.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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