BLOCK LETTER Definition & Meaning

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block letter

noun

Printing. a sans-serif typeface or letter, usually compressed and having tight curves. 
a simple, hand-printed capital letter.

block letter

noun

Also calledblock capital a plain capital letter

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of block letter¹

First recorded in 1905–10

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In thick block letters, it reads Thump Records and is open for vending.

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Harris-Walz are reclaiming flags and “freedom” as the language of patriotism, displayed in giant block letters behind many speakers who talked about how Republicans have bastardized both.

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Recognizable for a shaved scalp tattoed with demonic images and with the words “God hates us all” tattooed in block letters along his left arm, King now gets around the city by subway.

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The words were written in block letters in Snook’s own handwriting.

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“These are the flashes we wore on our battledress blouses,” says the caption in neat block letters.

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