OLD STYLE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes

Synonyms:

old style; old style font

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("old style" is a kind of...):

proportional font (any font whose different characters have different widths)

Antonym:

modern (a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes)

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