intercharacter

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adjective

Between text characters.

“the intercharacter spacing of a font”

OriginEnglish character ← Middle English caracter ← Old French caractere →
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Meanings

adjectiveintercharacter (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBetween text characters.

    the intercharacter spacing of a font

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
  8. Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
  9. Latincharactēr
  10. Old Frenchcaractere
  11. Middle Englishcaracter
  12. Englishcharacter
  13. Englishintercharacter

From inter- + character.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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