brevier
brevier noun: the size of type between minion and bourgeois, standardized as 8-point.
Noun
brevier (uncountable)
Synonyms of brevier
Origin of brevier
Probably from Old French or Anglo-Norman *brevier, from Latin breviārium (“breviary”), presumably from its use in printing them, hence a doublet of breviary and brimborion. Most breviaries were not, however, printed with such small type, leading some to conjecture that it instead derived from cognates of brief and has a meaning similar to French petit and German Petit.
Words formed from brevier
Words that rhyme with brevier
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- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about brevier
- What does brevier mean?
- Brevier means the size of type between minion and bourgeois, standardized as 8-point.
- What part of speech is brevier?
- Brevier is a noun.
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