chirography

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun beautiful handwriting

Etymology

From chirograph + -y under influence from geography &c., from French chirographe, from Latin chirographus and chirographum, from Ancient Greek χειρόγραφος (kheirógraphos) and χειρόγραφον (kheirógraphon), from χειρο- (kheiro-, “hand-”) + γραφος (graphos, “writing, written thing”). Equivalent to chiro- (“hand”) + -graphy (“writing”) and handwriting.

In classic literature

Synonyms

calligraphy, penmanship

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