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calligraphy

Pronunciation: /kəˈlɪɡɹəfi/

The English word “calligraphy” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
  2. Any such style of decorative writing.
  3. A document written in decorative style.

Etymology

Borrowed from French calligraphie, from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía, literally “pretty writing”), from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to draw”).

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