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Complete Definition of "calligraphy"

English

Etymology
From Gr. καλλιγÏαφία (kalligrafia) "pretty writing"

Pronunciation
IPA|/kəˈlɪɡrəfi/
SAMPA|/k@"lIgr@fi/
enPR|kÉ™-lÄ­g'rÉ™-fi

Noun
wikipedia
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  1. art The art of writing letters and words with decorative strokes.

Related terms
calligrapher
calligraphic

Translations
trans-top|art of writing with decorative strokes
Chinese: 書法, 书法
Dutch: kalligrafie de
French: calligraphie f
German: Kalligraphie f
trans-mid
Greek: καλλιγÏαφία f
Hebrew: כתיבה תמה (ktiva tama) f
Korean: ko-inline|달필|dalpil
Swedish: Kalligrafi

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ar:calligraphy
zh-min-nan:calligraphy
de:calligraphy
fr:calligraphy
io:calligraphy
id:calligraphy
pl:calligraphy
pt:calligraphy
fi:calligraphy
te:calligraphy
vi:calligraphy
tr:calligraphy
zh:calligraphy

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