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calligraphy

[ kuh-lig-ruh-fee ]

noun

  1. fancy penmanship, especially highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes:

    She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.

  2. handwriting; penmanship.
  3. the art of writing beautifully:

    He studied calligraphy when he was a young man.

  4. a script, usually cursive, although sometimes angular, produced chiefly by brush, especially Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic writing of high aesthetic value.
  5. Fine Arts. line or a group of lines either derived from or resembling letter forms and characterized by qualities usually associated with cursive writing, especially that produced with a brush or pen.


calligraphy

/ k蓹藞l瑟伞r蓹f瑟; 藢k忙l瑟藞伞r忙f瑟k /

noun

  1. handwriting, esp beautiful handwriting considered as an art Also calledchirography
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • calligraphic, adjective
  • 肠补濒藞濒颈驳谤补辫丑别谤, noun
  • 藢肠补濒濒颈藞驳谤补辫丑颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠补濒路濒颈驳顎价补路辫丑别谤 肠补濒路濒颈驳顎价补路辫丑颈蝉迟 noun
  • 肠补濒路濒颈路驳谤补辫丑路颈肠 [kal-i-, graf, -ik], 肠补濒顎卨颈路驳谤补辫丑顎僫路肠补濒 adjective
  • 肠补濒顎卨颈路驳谤补辫丑顎僫路肠补濒路ly adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of calligraphy1

First recorded in 1605鈥15, calligraphy is from the Greek word 办补濒濒颈驳谤补辫丑铆补 beautiful writing. See calli-, -graphy
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Mothersbaugh always knew he鈥檇 be in a band, but he went to Kent State to study art, especially drawn to printmaking and calligraphy.

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Her grandmother taught tea ceremonies, and her grandfather taught calligraphy.

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Meghan radiates serenity and smiles brightly as she writes her own menus in impeccable calligraphy, guided by renowned chef Alice Waters.

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Troy Aikman鈥檚 handwriting, for instance, is so precise it almost looks like calligraphy.

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Other events will include the Turner Prize, a national drawing project inspired by Bradford-born artist David Hockney, and an exhibition about the parallels between boxing and calligraphy.

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