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calligraphy

Main Entry:: cal·lig·ra·phy
Pronunciation:: \-fē\
Function:: 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 writing2: penmanship3: an ornamental line in drawing or painting

— cal·li·graph·ic

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\ˌka-lə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective

— cal·li·graph·i·cal·ly

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\-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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