font

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a specific size and style of type within a type family
  2. noun bowl for baptismal water

Etymology

From Old English font, an early borrowing from Latin fōns, fontis (“fountain”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

fount, typeface, face, case

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