• kye-RAH-gruh-fee • noun
1 : handwriting, penmanship
2 : calligraphy
[Ro]: scris (de mână), caligrafie, manieră (de a scrie), stil (de a scrie)
Exemplu în context:
As she leafed through her father’s old book, Sheila noted that its margins were filled with annotations made in his distinct chirography.
În timp ce răsfoia cartea veche a tatălui său, Sheila a remarcat că marginile s-au umplut cu adnotări făcute cu scrisul său deosebit.
Some might argue that handwriting is a dying art in the age of electronic communication. The root graph means writing and appears in many English words such as autograph and graphite. The lesser-known root chir, or chiro-, comes from a Greek word meaning hand and occurs in words such as chiromancy (the art of palm reading) and enchiridion (a handbook or manual), as well as chiropractic. Chirography first appeared in English in the 17th century and probably derived from chirograph, a now rare word referring to a legal document or indenture. Chirography should not be confused with choreography, which refers to the composition and arrangement of dances.
