brevier
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English
Etymology
Probably from Old French or Anglo-Norman *brevier, from Latin breviārium (“breviary”), presumably from its use in printing them. 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.[1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Noun
brevier (uncountable)
- (typography, printing, dated) The size of type between minion and bourgeois, standardized as 8-point.
Synonyms
- (French contexts): small text
- (French and German contexts): petit
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References
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "brevier, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1888.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch brevier, ultimately from Latin breviārium. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
brevier n (plural brevieren, diminutive breviertje n)
- (Christianity) breviary (liturgical book for use at canonical hours)
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Etymology 2
Ultimately from Latin breviārium. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
brevier f (plural brevieren)
Latin
Verb
brevier