Definition for FONT

FONT, n.2 [Fr. fonte, from fondre, to melt or cast; L. fundo, to pour out; Sp. fundir; It. fondere; properly a casting.]

A complete assortment of printing types of one size, including a due proportion of all the letters in the alphabet, large and small, points, accents, and whatever else is necessary for printing with that letter.

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