noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Writer's cramp, muscular spasms in the thumb and forefinger that occur when writing. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

artistryauthorshipautomatic writingcompositionjournalismmogigraphia

Etymology

From grapho- + spasm.

Related phrases

writer's cramp

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