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letterspace

American

[let-er-speys] / ˈlɛt ərˌspeɪs /

verb (used with object)

Printing.

letterspaced, letterspacing

to space out (the letters letter of a word or line) for balance or emphasis.

Etymology

Origin of letterspace

First recorded in 1930–35; letter ¹ + space

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