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Cursive is a style of handwriting in which all the letters in a word are connected, making a word one single (complicated) stroke. In the United States, cursive is usually taught in second or third grade (around ages seven to nine). In British English, the phrase "Joined-up writing" is far more commonly used.
Cursive is considered distinct from the so-called "printing" style of handwriting, in which the letters of a word are unconnected, and from "print-writing", which is a cross between cursive and printing, with some unconnected letters and some connected.
musical band; see Cursive (band).