palaeotype

English

noun
Definitions
  • An old book printed between 1500 and 1550.
  • (historical) A phonetic alphabet developed by to represent all spoken sounds of English by means of the printing types that were in common use in mid-19th century, one of the predecessors of IPA.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palaeotypus prefix from English type.

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