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calli-

American  

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

calli- British  

combining form

  1. beautiful

    calligraphy
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Etymology

Origin of calli-

< Greek kalli- combining form of kállos beauty, akin to kalós beautiful, fair

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