brevier
English
Etymology
Probably from Old French or Anglo-Norman *brevier, from Latin breviārium (“breviary”), presumably from its use in printing them, hence a doublet of breviary and brimborion. Most breviaries were not, however, printed with such small type, leading some to conjecture that it instead derived from cognates of brief and has a meaning similar to French petit and German Petit.[1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Noun
brevier (uncountable)
- (typography, printing, dated) The size of type between minion and bourgeois, standardized as 8-point.
Synonyms
- (French contexts): small text
- (French and German contexts): petit
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Translations
References
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. "brevier, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 1888.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brəˈviːr/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: bre‧vier
- Rhymes: -iːr
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch brevier, ultimately from Latin breviārium. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
brevier n (plural brevieren, diminutive breviertje n)
- (Christianity) breviary (liturgical book for use at canonical hours)
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Etymology 2
Ultimately from Latin breviārium. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun
brevier f (plural brevieren)
- (dated, typography) brevier
Latin
Verb
brevier
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of breviō