A piece of beautiful handwriting or an example of the art of calligraphy; a decorative written work.
From Greek 'kallos' (beauty) + 'graphia' (writing). The word emerged in English in the 19th century as calligraphy became more recognized as a formal art form.
While 'calligraphy' describes the entire art form, 'calligraph' refers to an individual work—it's the difference between calling dancing an art form versus calling a specific performance a dance.
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