cal·lig·ra·phy

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• cal|lig|ra|phy — «kuh LIHG ruh fee», noun. 1. handwriting. 2. beautiful handwriting, particularly in Persian, Chinese, or Japanese characters: »Calligraphy, or the practice of writing as a decorative art, is reckoned a higher accomplishment in China than painting …   Useful english dictionary

• cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

• lig — al·ca·lig·e·nes; bel·lig·er·ence; bel·lig·er·en·cy; ca·lig·i·nous; cal·lig·ra·pha; cal·lig·ra·pher; cal·lig·ra·phist; cal·lig·ra·phy; ca·ma·lig; ce·ru·lig·nol; ce·ru·lig·none; cor·al·lig·e·na; cot·y·lig·er·ous; crys·tal·lig·er·ous; fi·lig·er·ous; …   English syllables

• calligraphy — cal·lig·ra·phy …   English syllables

• calligraphy — cal•lig•ra•phy [[t]kəˈlɪg rə fi[/t]] n. 1) fancy penmanship or the art of writing beautifully 2) handwriting; penmanship 3) a script produced chiefly by brush, esp. Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic writing of high aesthetic value • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• calligraphy — cal|lig|ra|phy [kəˈlıgrəfi] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: kalligraphia, from kallos beauty + graphia graphy ] the art of producing beautiful writing using special pens or brushes, or the writing produced this way >calligrapher n …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• calligraphy — cal|lig|ra|phy [ kə lıgrəfi ] noun uncount beautiful writing done using special pens or brushes …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Calligraphy — Cal*lig ra*phy, n. [Gr. ???????????: cf. F. calligraphie.] Fair or elegant penmanship. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

• ma — abo·ma; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; abro·ma; ab·u·ku·ma·lite; abu·lo·ma·nia; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·so·ma; ac·cla·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·tion; ac·cli·ma·ti·za·tion; ac·cli·ma·tize; acel·da·ma; acho·ma·wi;… …   English syllables