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calligraphy

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calligraphy


Main Entry:
cal·lig·ra·phy Listen to the pronunciation of calligraphy
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 Listen to the pronunciation of calligraphic \ˌka-lə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective
cal·li·graph·i·cal·ly Listen to the pronunciation of calligraphically \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


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