Meaning & use
Chirography
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The art or study of handwriting; penmanship.
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His elegant chirography made his old letters a pleasure to read.
The museum exhibit traced the history of chirography from medieval manuscripts to modern calligraphy.
A note on using this word
From Greek 'cheir' (hand) and 'graphein' (to write); it's a more formal, less common synonym for 'handwriting,' often used in historical or scholarly contexts.
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