Garamond

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proper noun

A family of serif fonts derived from the work of Claude Garamont.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. mediaA family of serif fonts derived from the work of Claude Garamont.

    Caslon or Garamond or Baskerville is shouted as the compositors search for as many cases of these types as can be found.

    2010, Andrea Levy, The Long Song, Tinder Press (2017), page 381
  2. GermandatedmediaSynonym of Long Primer.

    Synonyms: Long Primer

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Long Primer.

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Long Primer
Also see
long primer

Origin

From Garamondus, the Latin form of the name of Claude Garamont.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dragoman
Cite this entry
APA

Garamond. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garamond

MLA

“Garamond.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garamond. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Garamond,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Garamond.

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