calligram

English

WOTD – 4 January 2007

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkælɪɡɹæm/
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Noun

calligram (plural calligrams)

  1. A word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance
  2. A signature made from interwoven Arabic words, or interwoven Arabic words in the shape of the thing described

See also

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