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block letter
noun
: an often hand-drawn simple capital letter composed of strokes of uniform thickness
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That’s Odom Field now, her grandparents’ name in big block letters on the scoreboard.
—Matthew Futterman and Scott McIntyre, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
Before the play begins, its title appears in pink block letters splashed across the back wall.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2024
The word Ridgeline is now spread across the back of the tailgate in big block letters.
—James Raia, The Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2024
At the rehearsal, Morris unfurls long rolls of paper where he’s written the band’s setlist in big block letters with a marker, and hangs them up in a studio filled with vintage sound equipment.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above
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“Block letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20letter. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
block letter
noun
: an often hand-printed capital letter having all lines of equal thickness
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