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Noun: kern  kurn
  1. The part of a metal type that projects beyond its body
Verb: kern  kurn
  1. (printing) furnish with a kern
     
  2. (printing) remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)
Noun: Kern  kurn
  1. United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
    - Jerome Kern, Jerome David Kern

Derived forms: kerning, Kerns, kerned, kerns

Type of: composer, furnish, get rid of, offer, provide, remove, render, supply, type

Encyclopedia: Kern, Mark

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