calligraphic

UK: /ˌkælɪˈgræfɪk/

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cal•lig•ra•phy /kəˈlɪgrəfi/   n. [uncountable]

1. beautiful handwriting.

cal•lig•ra•pher, cal•lig•ra•phist, n. [countable] See -graph-.

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cal•lig•ra•phy  (kə lig′rə fē), n. 

1. fancy penmanship, esp. highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes:
   She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.
2. handwriting; penmanship.
3. the art of writing beautifully:
   He studied calligraphy when he was a young man.
4. a script, usually cursive, although sometimes angular, produced chiefly by brush, esp. Chinese, Japanese, or Arabic writing of high aesthetic value.
5. Fine Art line or a group of lines either derived from or resembling letter forms and characterized by qualities usually associated with cursive writing, esp. that produced with a brush or pen.

• Greek kalligraphía beautiful writing. See calli-, -graphy
• 1605–15

cal•lig′ra•pher, cal•lig′ra•phist, n. 
cal•li•graph•ic  (kal′i graf′ik), cal′li•graph′i•cal, adj.  cal′li•graph′i•cal•ly, adv.