calligraphy

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

Noun

beautiful handwriting [Greek kallos beauty + -graphy]

calligrapher n
calligraphic adj

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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"