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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cal•lig•ra•phy /kəˈlɪgrəfi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- beautiful handwriting.
cal•lig•ra•pher, cal•lig•ra•phist, n. [countable]See -graph-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cal•lig•ra•phy (kə lig′rə fē),USA pronunciation n. - fancy penmanship, esp. highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes:She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.
- handwriting; penmanship.
- the art of writing beautifully:He studied calligraphy when he was a young man.
- a script, usually cursive, although sometimes angular, produced chiefly by brush, esp. Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic writing of high aesthetic value.
- Fine Artline or a group of lines either derived from or resembling letter forms and characterized by qualities usually associated with cursive writing, esp. that produced with a brush or pen.
- Greek kalligraphía beautiful writing. See calli-, -graphy
- 1605–15
cal•lig′ra•pher, cal•lig′ra•phist, n. cal•li•graph•ic (kal′i graf′ik),USA pronunciation cal′li•graph′i•cal, adj. cal′li•graph′i•cal•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: calligraphy /kəˈlɪɡrəfɪ/ n - handwriting, esp beautiful handwriting considered as an art
calˈligrapher, calˈligraphistcalligraphic /ˌkælɪˈɡræfɪk/ adj |