Meaning of Calligraphy | Babel Free
kəˈlɪɡɹəfiDefinitions
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The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written. uncountable
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Any such style of decorative writing. countable
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A document written in decorative style. countable
Equivalents
العربية
خط اليد
Ελληνικά
καλλιγραφία
Suomi
kalligrafia
עברית
כתיבה תמה
Bahasa Indonesia
kaligrafi
Polski
kaligrafia
Українська
краснопис
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.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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