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- [bruh-veer]
- /brəˈvɪər/
- /brə.ˈvɪə/
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- [bruh-veer]
- /brəˈvɪər/
Definitions of brevier word
- noun brevier (formerly) a size of printer's type approximately equal to 8 point 3
- noun brevier a size of type approximately 8-point, between minion and bourgeois. 1
- noun brevier (typography, printing, dated) The size of type between minion and bourgeois, standardized as 8-point. 0
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Origin of brevier
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; < German: literally, breviary; so called from use in printing breviaries
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Parts of speech for Brevier
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brevier popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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