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noun
The size of type between English and paragon, standardized as 18-point, used in the printing of large-format English bibles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From primer (“prayer book”), with the qualifier distinguishing it from primer or long primer, a smaller size.
Across languages
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