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calligraphy

cal·lig·raphy

UK/kəˈlɪɡɹəfi/ US/kʌˈlɪɡrʌfi/ uncommon

noun

Origin

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

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