microscopique

French

Etymology

From microscope + -ique. Its typographic use derives from Henri Didot, who first cut type of this size in 1827.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mi.kʁɔs.kɔ.pik/
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Adjective

microscopique (plural microscopiques)

microscopic

Noun

microscopique f (uncountable)

(printing, uncommon, dated) Norse (2½-point type)

Descendants

(Dutch) microscoop, microscopie
(German) Microscopique

Further reading

“microscopique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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