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noun
Synonym of handwriting or chirography, one's own style of writing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: handwriting or chirography, one's own style of 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
beautiful handwriting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: calligraphy, chirography
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: handwriting, hand, script
History
Etymology tree English pen Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English -manship English penmanship From pen + -manship.
