"letterset" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lettersets [plural]
Etymology: letter + set Etymology templates: {{com|en|letter|set}} letter + set Head templates: {{en-noun}} letterset (plural lettersets)
  1. A set of letters of the alphabet.
    Sense id: en-letterset-en-noun-th-IFcrE
  2. (typography) A sheet of letters or other characters to be applied by dry transfer. Categories (topical): Typography
    Sense id: en-letterset-en-noun-~nfds5wK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Topics: media, publishing, typography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Letraset

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for letterset meaning in English (2.1kB)

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