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sinkage

[ sing-kij ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the act, process, amount, or degree of sinking.
a surface sunk for decorative effect.
Printing.
1. the lowering of the first line of body text on a page from its usual position, as at the beginning of a chapter.
2. the amount of such lowering.

sinkage

/ ˈsɪŋkɪdʒ /

Origin of sinkage¹

First recorded in 1880–85; sink + -age

A writer whose reminiscences have been recently published describes briefly the aspect of the place after the sinkage.

It was over, and all that could be noted was a sinkage in the ground where the ancient pit had been.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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