Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great primer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
great primer
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The size of type between English and paragon, standardized as 18-point, used in the printing of large-format English bibles.

Uncountable

Etymology

From primer (“prayer book”), with the qualifier distinguishing it from primer or long primer, a smaller size.

Usage

Phrases

double great primer two-line great primer

Synonyms

double bourgeois Bible text

Questions

What does great primer mean?
The size of type between English and paragon, standardized as 18-point, used in the printing of large-format English bibles.
Where does great primer come from?
From primer (“prayer book”), with the qualifier distinguishing it from primer or long primer, a smaller size.

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