Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

garamond

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: gara-mond
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A family of serif fonts derived from the work of Claude Garamont.

name

Synonym of Long Primer.

Dated

Example Sentences

"Caslon or Garamond or Baskerville is shouted as the compositors search for as many cases of these types as can be found."

Etymology

From Garamondus, the Latin form of the name of Claude Garamont.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Dated

Synonyms

Long Primer

Questions

What does garamond mean?: A family of serif fonts derived from the work of Claude Garamont.
Where does garamond come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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