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Graphology

//ɡɹæˈfɑ.lə.d͡ʒi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The study of handwriting, especially as a means of analyzing a person's character. uncountable, usually

    "Graphology, or handwriting analysis, is the study and interpretation of handwriting as an indicator of personality. Professional graphologists offer four primary services: graphology classes to hobbyists, personality profiles to help individuals increase their self-knowledge and potential for change, personnel screening and consultation for employers, and questioned document examination, or forensic graphology, to identify forged handwriting and documents for legal purposes."

  2. 2
    the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition) wordnet
  3. 3
    A system of handwriting. uncountable, usually

    ""Talented" children fall into one of two classes: those with an imitative ability who readily absorb the preconceived graphologies they see about them in pictures, magazines and books, and those[…]."

Etymology

From French graphologie, coined by Jean-Hippolyte Michon from Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ, “writing”) + French -logie (“study of”). By surface analysis, grapho- + -logy.

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