English Explanatory Dictionary

Caxton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A kind of printing-type in imitation of William Caxton's.
  3. A village and civil parish in South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3058).
noun
  1. Any book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæk.stən/

Word forms

Caxton Caxtons

Etymology

From Middle English Caxton.

Derived words

Caxtonian
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