calligraphy
/kəˈlɪɡɹəfi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.06 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: calligraphie, καλλιγραφία