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noun
Synonym of handwriting or penmanship, one's personal skill at writing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: handwriting or penmanship, one's personal skill at writing
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: calligraphy
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of autograph, writing in one's own hand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: autograph, writing in one's own hand
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of palmistry, fortune-telling based on one's hand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: palmistry, fortune-telling based on one's hand
Antonyms: none provided
noun
beautiful handwriting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: calligraphy, penmanship
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: handwriting, hand, script
History
From chirograph + -y under influence from geography &c., from French chirographe, from Latin chirographus and chirographum, from Ancient Greek χειρόγραφος (kheirógraphos) and χειρόγραφον (kheirógraphon), from χειρο- (kheiro-, “hand-”) + γραφος (graphos, “writing, written thing”). Equivalent to chiro- (“hand”) + -graphy (“writing”) and handwriting.
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