"chirography" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kʌɪˈrɒɡrəfi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: chirographies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chirograph|y}} chirograph + -y, {{der|en|fr|chirographe}} French chirographe, {{der|en|la|chirographus}} Latin chirographus, {{der|en|grc|χειρόγραφος}} Ancient Greek χειρόγραφος (kheirógraphos), {{confix|en|chiro|graphy|t1=hand|t2=writing}} chiro- (“hand”) + -graphy (“writing”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} chirography (usually uncountable, plural chirographies)
  1. Synonym of handwriting or penmanship, one's personal skill at writing. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: handwriting or penmanship [synonym, synonym-of], one's personal skill at writing [synonym, synonym-of]
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  2. Synonym of calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: calligraphy [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-chirography-en-noun-GA4eAAG~ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with chiro-, English terms suffixed with -graphy, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Writing Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chiro-: 24 18 29 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graphy: 14 11 36 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 21 15 31 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 14 32 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 14 31 35 Disambiguation of Writing: 32 31 32 5
  3. Synonym of autograph, writing in one's own hand. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: autograph [synonym, synonym-of], writing in one's own hand [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-chirography-en-noun-Zs0x5Nya Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with chiro-, English terms suffixed with -graphy, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Writing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 6 40 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chiro-: 24 18 29 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graphy: 14 11 36 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 21 15 31 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 14 32 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 14 31 35 Disambiguation of Writing: 32 31 32 5
  4. Synonym of palmistry, fortune-telling based on one's hand. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: palmistry [synonym, synonym-of], fortune-telling based on one's hand [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-chirography-en-noun-cAZCKgAl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with chiro-, English terms suffixed with -graphy, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Palmistry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 6 40 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chiro-: 24 18 29 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graphy: 14 11 36 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 21 15 31 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 14 32 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 14 31 35 Disambiguation of Palmistry: 3 3 3 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: chirographic

Inflected forms

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