calligraphy

calligraphy
noun Etymology: French or Greek; French calligraphie, from Greek kalligraphia, from kalli- beautiful (from kallos beauty) + -graphia -graphy Date: 1604 1. a. artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering b. the art of producing such writing 2. penmanship 3. an ornamental line in drawing or paintingcalligraphic adjectivecalligraphically adverb

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  • calligraphy — 1610s, from Gk. kaligraphia, from kallos beauty + graphein to write (see GRAPHY (Cf. graphy)). Related: Calligraphic. The usual comb. form in Greek was kalli beautiful, fine, happy, favorable; kalo was a later, rarer alternative form …   Etymology dictionary

  • calligraphy — ► NOUN ▪ decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering. DERIVATIVES calligrapher noun calligraphic adjective. ORIGIN Greek kalligraphia, from kalligraphos person who writes beautifully …   English terms dictionary

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  • calligraphy — calligrapher, calligraphist, n. calligraphic /kal i graf ik/, calligraphical, adj. calligraphically, adv. /keuh lig reuh fee/, n. 1. fancy penmanship, esp. highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the… …   Universalium

  • calligraphy — [[t]kəlɪ̱grəfi[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Calligraphy is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen. 2) N UNCOUNT Calligraphy is beautiful and artistic handwriting. Her calligraphy was the clearest I d ever seen …   English dictionary

  • calligraphy —     Both ransom notes have been forwarded to calligraphy experts in Rome (Daily Mail). The writer meant graphologists or graphology experts. Calligraphy is an art …   Dictionary of troublesome word

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