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Meaning:

Noun:

  • legal The basic standard elements for a particular field of law, which are generally known and free from doubt or dispute.
  • Text set in black-letter type.
  • typography 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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