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Meaning of Calligraphy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
kəˈlɪɡɹəfi

Definitions

  1. The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
    uncountable
  2. Any such style of decorative writing.
    countable
  3. A document written in decorative style.
    countable

Equivalents

Examples

“This paper will explore the role of calligraphy on three royal mosques built during the reign of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan (1628-1658):[…].”
“There is, however, a temporal separation between the earthly crystallization of Quranic calligraphy and the advent of the Quranic revelation.”
“Calligraphy, however, can seem like a live concert recording with a shallow, raw sound and awkward "accidentals." But calligraphy has grown on me, and a distinction must be made between the calligraphy of high school diplomas and that of experts whose work is often breathtakingly beautiful.”
“Around the corner, at Goedhuis, among more contemporary calligraphies, the fat and fuzzy brushwork of Zeng Yizeng (born 1973) stands out.”
“2004, Diana J, Mukpo, Carolyn Rose Gimian (editors), Chogyam Trungpa, The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 7, page 169, Only a small number of Trungpa Rinpoche's calligraphies have been reproduced heretofore, some in very limited editions.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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