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Blackletter in a sentence

Blackletter meaning

Alternative form of black letter.

Using Blackletter

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of black letter.
  • In the example corpus, blackletter often appears in combinations such as: blackletter typefaces.

Context around Blackletter

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

unrelated 1× used 1×

Often after:

typefaces 2× fonts 1× writing 1× hands 1× typeface 1× instead 1×

Sentence patterns with Blackletter

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

along with blackletter fonts in 1× blackletter l in 1× germany used blackletter instead of 1× gothic or blackletter typeface which 1× in some blackletter hands and 1× runically unrelated blackletter writing style 1× set in blackletter typefaces e 1× the blackletter d appeared 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

also includes runically 1× blackletter l in 1× for example sinfulness 1× in print german 1× kurtz harold 1970 1× the blackletter d 1×

Common sentence endings:

and in print 1× and pigpen cipher 1× blackletter typefaces e 1× established in 1934 1× of western europe 1× print the bible 1×

Words around Blackletter

Just before it in the word index:

blacklegged 4 blackledge 11 blackleach 2 blacklash 2 blacklands 2 blacklabel 3

Just after it in the word index:

blackley 7 blacklight 8 blackline 19 blacklion 2 blacklist 133 blacklisted 110

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Blackletter

  • In this selection, "blackletter" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, unrelated, used, typefaces, fonts and writing stand out and add context to how "blackletter" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include along with blackletter fonts in and blackletter l in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "blackletter" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with blackletter

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Also includes runically unrelated blackletter writing style and pigpen cipher. (10 words)

In print, German used to be prevalently set in blackletter typefaces (e. (12 words)

The blackletter D appeared frequently after that until being established in 1934. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Kurtz, Harold (1970) 76 It was largely thanks to Wilhelm's influence that most printed material in Germany used blackletter instead of the Roman type used in the rest of Western Europe. (32 words)

Use of r rotunda was mostly tied to blackletter typefaces, and the glyph fell out of use along with blackletter fonts, in English language contexts mostly by the 18th century. (30 words)

Blackletter L In common law legal systems, black letter laws are the well-established technical legal rules that are no longer subject to reasonable dispute. (25 words)

Example sentences (8)

Use of r rotunda was mostly tied to blackletter typefaces, and the glyph fell out of use along with blackletter fonts, in English language contexts mostly by the 18th century.

Also includes runically unrelated blackletter writing style and pigpen cipher.

Blackletter L In common law legal systems, black letter laws are the well-established technical legal rules that are no longer subject to reasonable dispute.

For example, "sinfulness" would be rendered as "ſinfulneſſ" in all medieval hands, and later it was "ſinfulneſs" in some blackletter hands and in print.

In print, German used to be prevalently set in blackletter typefaces (e.

It is also not always apparent which letters are capitalized owing to the Gothic or blackletter typeface which was used to print the Bible.

Kurtz, Harold (1970) 76 It was largely thanks to Wilhelm's influence that most printed material in Germany used blackletter instead of the Roman type used in the rest of Western Europe.

The blackletter D appeared frequently after that until being established in 1934.

Common combinations with blackletter

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "blackletter" in a sentence?
An example: "Use of r rotunda was mostly tied to blackletter typefaces, and the glyph fell out of use along with blackletter fonts, in English language contexts mostly by the 18th century." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "blackletter" from authentic English texts.
What does "blackletter" mean?
Blackletter means: Alternative form of black letter.
How many example sentences with "blackletter" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "blackletter", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.