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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescalligraphie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: calligraphie
"Elle enseigne l'art de la calligraphie."
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Decorative handwriting or handwritten lettering.
"She practiced calligraphy to address the wedding invitations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'kallos' meaning beauty and 'graphe' meaning writing, entering English in the 17th century. It evolved from describing beautiful handwriting in general to specifically denoting the art of stylized and elegant lettering using specialized tools.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Calligraphy" is said worldwide
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calligraphie
Transliteration: calligraphie
"Elle enseigne l'art de la calligraphie."
Kalligrafie
Transliteration: Kalligrafie
"Er bewunderte die japanische Kalligrafie."
calligrafia
Transliteration: calligrafia
"La calligrafia richiede molta pazienza."
caligrafía
Transliteration: caligrafía
"Su caligrafía es elegante y precisa."
caligrafia
Transliteration: caligrafia
"Ela fez um curso de caligrafia artística."
सुलेख
Transliteration: sulekh
"उसने सुंदर सुलेख में पत्र लिखा।"
书法
Transliteration: shūfǎ
"中国书法是一门古老的艺术。"
서예
Transliteration: seoye
"그는 매일 서예를 연습합니다."
書道
Transliteration: shodō
"彼女は書道を習っています。"
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