English Explanatory Dictionary

antiqua

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of Antiqua (“style of typeface”).
noun
  1. A style of typeface used to mimic styles of handwriting or calligraphy common during the 15th and 16th centuries.
  2. Any typeface with serifs and modulation (often as opposed to Gothic).

Word forms

antiqua antiquas

Etymology

From Latin antīqua, feminine of antīquus.

Translations

Polish: antykwa
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