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whiteletter

whiteletter noun: a light roman and italic letterform favored by humanist scribes and typographers in Italy in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Noun

whiteletter

  1. (historical) A light roman and italic letterform favored by humanist scribes and typographers in Italy in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Synonyms of whiteletter

Questions about whiteletter

What does whiteletter mean?
Whiteletter means a light roman and italic letterform favored by humanist scribes and typographers in Italy in the 15th and 16th centuries.
What part of speech is whiteletter?
Whiteletter is a noun.

Words near whiteletter in the dictionary

  1. Whiteleas
  2. whiteleg
  3. Whitelegg
  4. whiteless
  5. whitelessness
  6. whiteletter
  7. Whiteley
  8. Whiteleys
  9. whitelike
  10. whitelime
  11. whitelimed

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