graphology
Americannoun
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the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
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Linguistics. the study of systems of writing; grammatology.
noun
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the study of handwriting, esp to analyse the writer's character
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linguistics the study of writing systems
Other Word Forms
- graphologic adjective
- graphological adjective
- graphologist noun
Etymology
Origin of graphology
Vocabulary lists containing graphology
Example Sentences
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Some people think we can do personality evaluations from a person’s handwriting, which is graphology, but it’s not a valid science.
From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2018
Maria Konnikova returns to look at a tool prosecutors have used for decades: handwriting analysis, or graphology.
From Slate • Jul. 19, 2017
Americans looked toward France, where the discipline of graphology was picking up popularity thanks to priest and archeologist Jean-Hippolyte Michon.
From Slate • Jan. 11, 2013
He ploughed through such subjects as cryptography, graphology, occultism, oriental philosophy, esthetics, acoustics.
From Time Magazine Archive
Literacy is not concerned with this kind of expression, although literacy is conducive to it and eventually serves as a medium for graphology.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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