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black letter

The correct spelling is black letter.

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noun

Say it like: Bla-k l-ett-er

The correct spelling is black letter. A Northern European style of type, with contrasting thick-and-thin, angular strokes forming upright letterforms, and usually set with a dark typographic colour on the page.

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noun

  1. 1.A Northern European style of type, with contrasting thick-and-thin, angular strokes forming upright letterforms, and usually set with a dark typographic colour on the page.
  2. 2.Text set in black-letter type.
  3. 3.The basic standard elements for a particular field of law, which are generally known and free from doubt or dispute.

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