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thick space

Definitions

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  • noun A metal block used to separate words, one third of an em in width.
  • noun typography In digital text, a character representing a thick space.

Etymologies

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1683, thick +‎ space.

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synonyms (2)

Words with the same meaning

  1. 3-em space
  2. 3-to-the-em space

relateds (1)

relateds

  1. thin space

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