great primer

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great primer

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

noun

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

    Similar: double bourgeois, Bible text

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Españolromana
Françaisgros-romain
DeutschTertia
Italianotesto

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"great primer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/great%20primer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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great primer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/great%20primer

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"great primer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/great%20primer.

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@misc{great_primer_2026,
  title = {great primer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/great%20primer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}