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calligraphy.

The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈlɪɡɹəfi/
  1. The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.

    uncountable
  2. Any such style of decorative writing.

    countable
  3. A document written in decorative style.

    countable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French calligraphie, from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía, literally “pretty writing”), from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to draw”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.