calligraphy — the art of producing decorative handwriting or lettering with a pen or brush
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the art of producing decorative handwriting or lettering with a pen or brush
Pronunciation (IPA): /kəˈlɪɡrəfi/
Example Sentences
- His wedding invitations featured beautiful calligraphy that made guests think they were invited to a royal wedding.
- She makes extra money by doing calligraphy for fancy restaurant menus.
- My calligraphy is so bad that even my grocery list looks like ancient hieroglyphics.
calligraphy
NOUN[/kəˈlɪɡrəfi/]
the art of producing decorative handwriting or lettering with a pen or brush
The monk practices calligraphy with a brush, each stroke flowing like water.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Calligraphy derives from Greek, combining kallos (beautiful) and graphia (writing). The term originally referred to the art of beautiful or elegant handwriting, emphasizing aesthetic quality in the formation of letters and characters.
Breakdown
kallos (beautiful) + graphia (writing, from graphein, to write). The compound creates a term meaning 'beautiful writing' or 'the art of beautiful handwriting.'
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📝Examples
“His wedding invitations featured beautiful calligraphy that made guests think they were invited to a royal wedding.”
“She makes extra money by doing calligraphy for fancy restaurant menus.”
“My calligraphy is so bad that even my grocery list looks like ancient hieroglyphics.”
“The art museum displayed a collection of Japanese calligraphy from the 15th century.”
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