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calligraphy

[kuh-lig-ruh-fee] / kəˈlɪg rə fi /
NOUN
chirography
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NOUN
hand
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That preparation included lessons in calligraphy, horseback riding, piano and Regency dancing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

It looked disorientingly familiar to a fellow Egyptian American: Art from Egypt lined the walls, with brass pieces and calligraphy you’d find in a Cairo bazaar.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

Classes included economics and English, as well as meditation, calligraphy and kendo, a martial art.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

To illustrate, she holds up a box of charred scraps covered in Arabic calligraphy.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

“Much of it is useless,” he’d said, idly waving a calligraphy brush through the air.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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