Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calligraphy

/kəˈlɪɡɹəfi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
cal-lig-ra-phy
IPA
/kəˈlɪɡɹəfi/
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.

Uncountable

noun

Any such style of decorative writing.

Countable

noun

A document written in decorative style.

Countable

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Etymology

Borrowed from French calligraphie, from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía, literally “pretty writing”), from κάλλος (kállos, “beauty”) + γράφω (gráphō, “to draw”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: calligraphie, καλλιγραφία

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Questions

How do you pronounce calligraphy?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlɪɡɹəfi/.
What does calligraphy mean?
The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and words so written.
Where does calligraphy come from?
It is traced to French.

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