small text

noun

A small size of type, in French and Italian printing, usually conflated with brevier but technically treated as 7½ Didot points.

OriginFrench petit-texte →
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Meanings

nounsmall text (uncountable)
  1. dateduncountablemediaA small size of type, in French and Italian printing, usually conflated with brevier but technically treated as 7½ Didot points.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
brevier

Origin

  1. Frenchpetit-texte
  2. Englishsmall text

Calque of French petit-texte.

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Translations

Chinese 六
  • 六 (liù)7½-point text
French petit-texte
  • petit-texte7½-point text
Italian piccolo testo
  • piccolo testo7½-point text
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APA

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MLA

“small text.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/small%20text. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “small text,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/small%20text.

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