"rekern" meaning in All languages combined

See rekern on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: rekerns [present, singular, third-person], rekerning [participle, present], rekerned [participle, past], rekerned [past]
Etymology: From re- + kern. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|kern}} re- + kern Head templates: {{en-verb}} rekern (third-person singular simple present rekerns, present participle rekerning, simple past and past participle rekerned)
  1. (transitive, typography) To kern again. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Typography

Inflected forms

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