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Word: Kern
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: perhaps from French carne ‘corner’, from Latin cardo, cardin- ‘hinge’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the part of a metal type projecting beyond the body or shank, or a part of a printed character that overlaps its neighbours.
Short Definition:part of metal type projecting beyond body or shank
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