brevier

English

noun
Definitions
  • (typography) The size of type between minion and bourgeois, standardized as 8-point.

Etymology

Derived from *brevier derived from Latin breviārium (summary, breviary).

Origin

Latin

breviārium

Gloss

summary, breviary

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