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cal·lig·ra·phy  (k-lgr-f)

n.

1.

a. The art of fine handwriting.

b. Works in fine handwriting considered as a group.

2. Handwriting.

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[French calligraphie, from Greek kalligraphi, beautiful writing : kalli-, beautiful (from kallos, beauty) + -graphi, -graphy.]

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cal·ligra·pher, cal·ligra·phist n.

calli·graphic (kl-grfk) adj.

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calligraphy [kəˈlɪgrəfɪ]

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) handwriting, esp beautiful handwriting considered as an art Also called chirography

calligrapher , calligraphist n

calligraphic  [ˌkælɪˈgræfɪk] adj

calligraphically  adv

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calligraphy

1. the art of beautiful penmanship.
2. handwriting in general.
3. good handwriting skills. Cf. cacography.
4. a script of a high aesthetic value produced by brush, especially that of Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic origin. — calligrapher, calligraphist, n. — calligraphic, calligraphical, adj.

See also: Writing

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

calligraphy - beautiful handwriting                 chirography, penmanship handwriting, script, hand - something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"

Translations

calligraphy [kəˈlɪgrəfɪ] N → caligrafía f

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calligraphy [kəˈlɪgrəfi] n

(= art) → calligraphie f

(= writing) → écriture f

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calligraphy

n → Kalligrafie f

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calligraphy [kəˈlɪgrəfɪ] n → calligrafia

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calligraphy [kəˈlɪgrəfɪ] n → calligrafia

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calligraphy

n calligraphy [kəˈligrəfi]

(the art of) beautiful, decorative handwriting. kalligrafie فَنُّ الخَط краснопис krasopis, kaligrafie kalligrafi die Kalligraphie καλλιγραφία caligrafía kalligraafia خوشنویسی kaunokirjoitus calligraphie כְּתִיבָה תָּמָה सुलेखन krasopis szép kézírás kaligrafi skrautskrift calligrafia 書道 서예 kaligrafija kaligrāfija kaligrafi kalligrafie kalligrafi; skjønnskrift kaligrafia caligrafia caligrafie каллиграфия krasopis, kaligrafia, písmo lepopis kaligrafija kalligrafi ศิลปในการคัดลายมือ hattatlık 書法 каліграфія; чистописання خطاطی ، خوش نویسی thư pháp 书法