Etymology

grecs du roi

Today it means: An influential Greek miniscule typeface commissioned by King Francis I of France, cut by Claude Garamond based on the handwriting of Angelos Vergecios, and produced in three sizes. Full definition →

French grecs du roi
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grecs du roi · proper noun1

  1. French · borrowed fromgrecs du roi
  2. English todaygrecs du roi

Unadapted borrowing from French grecs du roi, an ellipsis of caractères grecs du roi (literally “Greek chararacters of the king”).

Grecs du roi · proper noun2

  1. French · borrowed fromgrecs du roi
  2. English todayGrecs du roi

Unadapted borrowing from French grecs du roi.

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