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calligraphic

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ˌkælɪˈɡɹæfɪk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AE2 L AH0 G R AE1 F IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to calligraphy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Written in an artistic style or manner, as calligraphy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or expressed in calligraphy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: calligraphical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καλλιγραφικός (kalligraphikós).

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: caligráficu — of calligraphy
  • Catalan: cal·ligràfic — of calligraphy
  • French: calligraphique — of calligraphy
  • Galician: caligráfico — of calligraphy
  • Hungarian: kalligrafikus — of calligraphy
  • Italian: calligrafico — of calligraphy
  • Latvian: kaligrāfisks — of calligraphy
  • Polish: kaligraficzny — of calligraphy
  • Portuguese: caligráfico — of calligraphy
  • Romanian: caligrafic — of calligraphy
  • Russian: каллиграфи́ческий (kalligrafíčeskij) — of calligraphy
  • Serbo-Croatian: краснописачко — of calligraphy
  • Serbo-Croatian: krasnopisačko — of calligraphy
  • Spanish: caligráfico — of calligraphy
  • Vietnamese: thư pháp — of calligraphy
  • Catalan: cal·ligràfic — written as calligraphy
  • French: calligraphique — written as calligraphy
  • Galician: caligráfico — written as calligraphy
  • Latvian: kaligrāfisks — written as calligraphy
  • Persian: خوشنویسیشده — written as calligraphy
  • Portuguese: caligráfico — written as calligraphy
  • Romanian: caligrafic — written as calligraphy
  • Serbo-Croatian: краснописачки — written as calligraphy
  • Serbo-Croatian: krasnopisački — written as calligraphy
  • Spanish: caligráfico — written as calligraphy
  • Vietnamese: thư pháp — written as calligraphy
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