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calligrams

calligrams is the plural of calligram.

Meaning of calligram

Noun

calligram (plural calligrams)

  1. A word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance.
    • The next calligram, which depicts a horse, presents several interesting problems. Among other things, the figure is juxtaposed with seven lines of poetry arranged in traditional fashion.1993, Willard Bohn, Apollinaire, Visual Poetry, and Art Criticism, Bucknell University Press, →ISBN, page 99
  2. A signature made from interwoven Arabic words.

Questions about calligrams

What is calligrams the plural of?
Calligrams is the plural of calligram.

Words near calligrams in the dictionary

  1. Callignee South
  2. calligraffiti
  3. calligram
  4. calligramme
  5. calligrammes
  6. calligrams
  7. calligraph
  8. calligraphed
  9. calligrapher
  10. calligraphers
  11. calligraphic

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