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Paragon

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004129

A traditional named size of metal type measuring 20 points, larger than great primer at 18 points and smaller than double pica at 22 to 24 points. It was used for headings and titles. A 20-point body is about 7 mm high, and the name is dated.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004129
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
TranslationsGerman: Paragon; Spanish: paragon; French: parangon
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A traditional named size of metal type measuring 20 points, larger than great primer at 18 points and smaller than double pica at 22 to 24 points. It was used for headings and titles. A 20-point body is about 7 mm high, and the name is dated.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Paragon",
    "es": "paragon",
    "fr": "parangon"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/paragon/"
}

Record 4,499 of 7,311 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.