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calli-

  1. a combining form meaning “beautiful,” occurring in loanwords from Greek ( calligraphy ); on this model, used in the formation of compound words ( callisthenics ).


calli-

combining_form

  1. beautiful

    calligraphy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of calli-1

< Greek kalli- combining form of kállos beauty, akin to kalós beautiful, fair
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Word History and Origins

Origin of calli-1

from Greek kalli-, from kallos beauty
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Example Sentences

Britain's Clara Evans was 46th in 2:33:01 and Rose Harvey 78th in 2:51:03, while Calli Hauger-Thackery did not finish.

From BBC

She will join Calli Hauger-Thackery and Rose Harvey in the women's marathon, which is the final athletics event at Paris 2024.

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“Privacy policies are presented as something useful for individuals,” said Calli Schroeder, senior counsel and global privacy counsel at the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a privacy and civil rights research institution.

From Slate

"It's quite normal now" says paramedic Calli Johnson.

From BBC

Calli Thackery ran the joint second-fastest marathon by a British woman on her debut as she won the McKirdy Micro Marathon in New York.

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