Spencerian

Spencerian
/spen sear"ee euhn/, adj.
1. of Herbert Spencer or his philosophy.
n.
2. a follower of Herbert Spencer.
[1885-90; SPENCER + -IAN]
/spen sear"ee euhn/, adj.
pertaining to or characteristic of a system of penmanship, characterized by clear, rounded letters slanting to the right.
[1875-80; P. R. SPENCER + -IAN]

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