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
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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
While graphology has long been used by European firms to evaluate potential employees, it has only recently caught on in the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
There could be no doubt, in the mind of anyone who had the slightest knowledge of the science of graphology, that the Professor had written an anonymous letter, warning his successor against thieves.
From Tales of Terror and Mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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