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height-to-pa⋅per

[hahyt-tuh-pey-per]
–noun Printing.
the standard height of type, measured from the foot to the face, in the U.S. 0.918 of an inch (2.33 cm).

Origin:
1765–75
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height-to-pa·per   (hīt'tə-pā'pər)
n.   Printing
The height of type from foot to face, standardized at 0.9186 inch (2.333 centimeters).
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