n. The art of writing letters and words with decorative strokes.
n. The letters and words so produced, collectively.
n. The art of writing fancy lettering.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Fair or elegant penmanship.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The art of beautiful writing; fair or elegant writing or penmanship; by extension, handwriting in general; penmanship. Also spelled caligraphy, kalligraphy.
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n. beautiful handwriting
Word Usage
"He withdrew a piece of paper, unfolded it, and read, “What is the meaning of the word calligraphy and from what language does it derive?”"