Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kerned

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kerned
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type.

verb

simple past and past participle of kern

Etymology

From kern (“projection of type”) + -ed.

Derived Forms

unkerned

Questions

What does kerned mean?: Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank; -- said of type.
Where does kerned come from?: From kern (“projection of type”) + -ed.

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