chirography
Synonym of handwriting or penmanship, one's personal skill at writingSynonym of handwriting or penmanship, one's personal skill at writing.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)Synonym of handwriting or penmanship, one's personal skill at writing.
(uncountable, usually)Synonym of calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing.
beautiful handwriting
(uncountable, usually)Synonym of autograph, writing in one's own hand.
(uncountable, usually)Synonym of palmistry, fortune-telling based on one's hand.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From chirograph + -y under influence from geography &c., from French chirographe, from LatFrom 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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Forms
plural: chirographies| Singular | chirography |
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uncountable
Synonyms
8 synonyms- beautiful handwriting:calligraphypenmanship
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable