Calligraphy

Quick meaning: Calligraphy is a noun meaning (uncountable) The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.

Meaning

(uncountable) The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.

More Meanings

1. (countable) Any such style of decorative writing.
2. (countable) A document written in decorative style.

Example Sentences

Around the corner, at Goedhuis, among more contemporary calligraphies, the fat and fuzzy brushwork of Zeng Yizeng (born 1973) stands out.

There is, however, a temporal separation between the earthly crystallization of Quranic calligraphy and the advent of the Quranic revelation.

This paper will explore the role of calligraphy on three royal mosques built during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1628-1658):[…].

2004, Diana J, Mukpo, Carolyn Rose Gimian (editors), Chogyam Trungpa, The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 7, page 169, Only a small number of Trungpa Rinpoche's calligraphies have been reproduced heretofore, some in very limited editions.

Word Forms

• calligraphies

Synonyms for calligraphy

Depending on context, synonyms include chirography, penmanship.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include penmanship, handwriting, calligrapher, writing, book, art.

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