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Emerald

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002024

A historical type size in typography, referring to a specific dimension of type. This size is larger than nonpareil but smaller than minion, falling within the range of smaller body text sizes. It was commonly used in early printing for text that required a compact yet legible presentation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002024
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
Synonymsminionette
See alsoMinionette
TranslationsGerman: Emerald; Spanish: esmeralda; French: émeraude
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002024",
  "term": "Emerald",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A historical type size in typography, referring to a specific dimension of type. This size is larger than nonpareil but smaller than minion, falling within the range of smaller body text sizes. It was commonly used in early printing for text that required a compact yet legible presentation.",
  "synonyms": [
    "minionette"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "see_also": [
    "minionette"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Emerald",
    "es": "esmeralda",
    "fr": "émeraude"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/emerald/"
}

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