Baskerville

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Baskerville

/ˈbæs.kɚˌvɪl/ US
/ˈbæs.kəˌvɪl/ UK

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proper noun

A surname from Anglo-Norman.
A family of serif fonts derived from the work of John Baskerville. Caslon or Garamond or Baskerville is shouted as the compositors search for as many cases of these types as can be found.

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@misc{baskerville_2026,
  title = {Baskerville},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/baskerville},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}