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kern·ing    Audio Help   [kur-ning] Pronunciation Key
–noun Printing.
the setting of two letters closer together than is usual by removing space between them.
[Origin: 1675–85; kern2 + -ing1]
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kern 2    Audio Help   (kûrn)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The portion of a typeface that projects beyond the body or shank of a character.

tr.v.   kerned, kern·ing, kerns
  1. To provide (type) with a kern.
  2. To adjust space between (characters) in typeset text.


[French carne, corner, from Old North French, from Latin cardō, cardin-, hinge.]

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