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   calligraphy

   /kəˈlɪɡrəfi/

   noun

   • 1. decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering: "a label written in admirable calligraphy"
   • ▪ the art of producing decorative handwriting or lettering with a pen or brush: "you could watch professionals demonstrating lettering and calligraphy"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Greek kalligraphia, from kalligraphos ‘person who writes beautifully’, from kallos ‘beauty’ + graphein ‘write’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. calligrapher noun
   • 2. calligraphist noun

   Scrabble Points: 22

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