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gra·phol·o·gy  (gr-fl-j)
n.
The study of handwriting, especially when employed as a means of analyzing character.

[Greek graph, writing; see graphic + -logy.]

grapho·logi·cal (grf-lj-kl) adj.
gra·pholo·gist n.

graphology
Noun
the study of handwriting, usually to analyse the writer's character
graphologist n

graphology
1. a form of divination involving analysis of handwriting. Also graptomancy.
2. a technique of personality analysis involving the examination of handwriting.
See also: Divination
the study of handwriting, especially as regarded as an expression of character. Cf. graphanalysis. — graphologist, n.graphologic, graphological, adj.
See also: Writing
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Noun1.graphology - the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition)
discipline, field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, subject, field, study - a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"


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This notion continued throughout the twentieth century as graphology experiments were done to test for sex, age, intelligence, and morality (Thornton 133).
Master Graphoanalyst and member of the World Association of Document Examiners Marian Gimby Brannan showcases her skill in Twenty Remarkable Women Seen Through Their Handwriting, an amazing graphology analysis of twenty great women, including Joan of Arc, Hellen Keller, Mother Teresa, Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Queen Victoria.
She founded Graphology Consultants International in 1980 to combine both areas of expertise, handling both routine and prominent cases.
 
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