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joined up

adjective
 
 

Definition

mainly UK If writing is joined up, each letter in a word is connected to the next one: [before noun] My daughter is just starting to learn how to do joined-up writing at school.Describing handwriting and print UK If ideas, systems, or parts are joined up, they are combined in a useful and effective way.Useful or advantageous
(Definition of joined up adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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