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Aldine

Aldine adjective: of or pertaining to the publications of Aldo Manuzio, Venetian printer.

Adjective

Aldine (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the publications of Aldo Manuzio, Venetian printer.
    • By 1482 the printing capital of the world was Venice, and the busiest printer there was a man called Aldus Manutius who used to have a sign outside his shop saying 'If you would speak to Aldus, hurry — time presses'. He had good reason. No single printer did more to spread the printed word than he....1978, James Burke, Connections, Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 105
  2. Describing the typography used in these publications.

Questions about Aldine

What does Aldine mean?
Aldine means of or pertaining to the publications of Aldo Manuzio, Venetian printer.
What part of speech is Aldine?
Aldine is an adjective.

Words near Aldine in the dictionary

  1. Aldhibah
  2. aldicarb
  3. aldimine
  4. aldimines
  5. aldimorph
  6. Aldine
  7. Aldingan
  8. Aldingbourne
  9. Aldinger
  10. Aldingers
  11. Aldingham

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