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CALLIGRAPHY

artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering

The meaning of the word calligraphy is artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering.

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nauseateto become affected with nausea
indenturea document or a section of a document that is indented
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
niggletrifle
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore