st
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "st"
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Translingual
Etymology
A stylistic ligature in use in Latin New Roman Cursive in the 4th century and retained in Carolingian minuscule in the 8th century.
Letter
st (mixed case St, upper case ST)
- a ligature of the letters st, with a “belt” drawn between the upper-right terminus of the ‘s’ and the top of the ascender of the ‘t’; compare ſt
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References
- Their Hands Before Our Eyes: A Closer Look at Scribes by M.B. Parkes, 2008. →ISBN