bookstave

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Middle English bocstaf, bocstaff (“letter, written character”), from Old English bōcstæf (“letter, written symbol”). Compare modern Norwegian, Swedish bokstav / Danish bogstav, modern German Buchstabe.

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bookstave (plural bookstaves)

  1. (rare) Alternative form of bookstaff "letter, alphabetic symbol". See bookstaff.
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