Helvetica

See also: helvetica and helvética

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin helvētica (“Swiss”).

Pronunciation

(General American, Received Pronunciation) enPR: hĕl-vĕʹtĭ-kə, IPA^(key): /hɛlˈvɛ.tɪ.kə/

Proper noun

Helvetica

(typography) A popular and influential sans-serif typeface.
- 2021 April 7, Christian Wolmar, “Electrification is a given... but comfort matters as well”, in RAIL, number 928, page 46:
  The famous double arrow emerged at this time, as did the new Rail Alphabet typeface (basically slightly altered Helvetica) that it still used today for station names and signposts, [...].

Anagrams

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