"large seal script" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Large Seal Script [alternative]
Etymology: Calque from Chinese 大篆 (dàzhuàn). Etymology templates: {{clq|en|zh|-}} Calque from Chinese, {{zh-l|大篆}} 大篆 (dàzhuàn) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} large seal script (uncountable)
  1. (usually) An ancient Chinese calligraphic script used in the Zhou dynasty. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Calligraphy Synonyms: great seal script, Great Seal Script
    Sense id: en-large_seal_script-en-noun-zXqa3aB~ Disambiguation of Calligraphy: 73 27 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Manchu translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Manchu translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 51 49
  2. (also) Any ancient Chinese script used before the Qin dynasty. Tags: also, uncountable
    Sense id: en-large_seal_script-en-noun-obeGeMPO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (style of Chinese calligraphy): 大篆 (dàzhuàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 籀文 (zhòuwén) (Chinese Mandarin), ᠮᡠᠸᠠᡵᡠᠩᡤᠠ ᡶᡠᡴᠵᡳᠩᡤᠠ ᡥᡝᡵᡤᡝᠨ (muwarungga fukjingga hergen) (Manchu)
Disambiguation of 'style of Chinese calligraphy': 55 45

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