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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

서예

Pronunciation / Transliteration: seoye

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Calligraphy/kəˈlɪɡ.rə.fi/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8540 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 매일 서예를 연습합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    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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