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French spacing

French spacing noun: the archaic practice (though still current in French) of inserting a space around colons, semicolons, question marks and exclamation marks, and also two spaces between sentences.

Noun

French spacing (uncountable)

  1. The archaic practice (though still current in French) of inserting a space around colons, semicolons, question marks and exclamation marks, and also two spaces between sentences.

Questions about French spacing

What does French spacing mean?
French spacing means the archaic practice (though still current in French) of inserting a space around colons, semicolons, question marks and exclamation marks, and also two spaces between sentences.
What part of speech is French spacing?
French spacing is a noun.

Words near French spacing in the dictionary

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  2. French soles
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  4. French Southern and Antarctic Lands
  5. French Southern Territories
  6. French spacing
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  8. French Spaniels
  9. French spinach
  10. French stick
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