English Explanatory Dictionary

great primer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The size of type between English and paragon, standardized as 18-point, used in the printing of large-format English bibles.

Word forms

great primer

Etymology

From primer (“prayer book”), with the qualifier distinguishing it from primer or long primer, a smaller size.

Synonyms

double bourgeois Bible text

Derived words

double great primer two-line great primer
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