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graphology

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gra·phol·o·gy /ɡræˈfɒlədʒi $ -ˈfɑː-/ noun [uncountable]  WRITEthe study of handwriting in order to understand people’s characters 笔迹学graphologist noun [countable]
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graphologyThere will be plenty of money available from rich companies, just as soon as socioecology becomes as well-established as graphology and palm-reading.At the time I was interested in graphology, and had experimented with various styles of handwriting.
Origin graphology (1800-1900) French graphologie, from Greek graphein; → -GRAPHY
gra·phol·o·gy nounChineseSyllable
understand handwriting Corpus order in the of people’s study to


graphology
graphology /ɡræˈfɒlədʒi $ -ˈfɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Language: French
 Origin: graphologie, from Greek graphein; -graphy
the study of handwriting in order to understand people’s characters
—graphologist noun [countable]


graph·ologyBrE /ɡræˈfɒlədʒi/ 🔊NAmE /ɡræˈfɑːlədʒi/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the study of handwriting, for example as a way of learning more about sb's character 笔体学,笔迹学(根据笔体推断人的性格)