Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A piece of metal type used to create the narrowest space.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: letterpress-typography, media, publishing, typography
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noun
The narrowest space appearing between letters and punctuation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: media, publishing, typography
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noun
(printing) the narrowest of the spaces used to separate words or letters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: quad, space
History
Referring to the thinness of a hair.
