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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesa caratteri grandi
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a kar-ˈta-ri ˈgran-di
"Ha comprato un libro a caratteri grandi."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Printed in a size of type larger than standard, designed to be easily read by people with visual impairments.
"She bought a large-print edition of her favorite novel so she could read without straining her eyes."
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Text or publications produced in an enlarged font size.
"The library has a dedicated section for books available in large-print."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Middle English 'large' (from Old French, ultimately from Latin 'largus' meaning copious or abundant) and 'print' (from Middle English 'printen', from Old French 'preindre', from Latin 'premere' meaning to press). The compound term emerged in the 20th century to describe publications formatted in enlarged type for readers with visual impairments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Large-print" is said worldwide
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en gros caractères
Transliteration: ɑ̃ ɡʁo ka.ʁaktɛʁ
"Elle lit des livres en gros caractères."
Großdruck
Transliteration: ˈɡʁoːsˌdʁʊk
"Dieses Buch ist im Großdruck erhältlich."
a caratteri grandi
Transliteration: a kar-ˈta-ri ˈgran-di
"Ha comprato un libro a caratteri grandi."
en letra grande
Transliteration: en ˈle-tɾa ˈɣɾan-de
"Prefiere leer novelas escritas en letra grande."
em letras grandes
Transliteration: ẽj ˈle-tɾɐz ˈɡɾɐ̃-dʒis
"Ela procura livros impressos em letras grandes."
बड़े अक्षरों में
Transliteration: bare aksharon mein
"वह बड़े अक्षरों में छपी हुई किताबें पसंद करती है।"
大字版
Transliteration: dà zì bǎn
"老年人通常需要阅读大字版的书籍。"
큰글자책
Transliteration: keun-geul-ja-chaek
"할아버지께서는 큰글자책을 자주 읽으신다."
大活字本
Transliteration: daikatsujibon
"図書館で大活字本を借りてきました。"
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