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  • Orphan | Definition and Translations

    A paragraph-opening line that appears by itself at the bottom of a page or column.

     

    Dutch: weduwe (first line of paragraph at bottom of page/column), hoerejong (last line of paragraph at top of page/column)
    French: orpheline
    German: Schusterjunge
    Italian: Orfano
    Norwegian: Horunge
    Polish: szewc
    Portuguese: órfã
    Spanish: línea huérfana
    Turkish: Yetim

    Related Term(s): Widow

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    Contributors: Riccardo Sartori L_____B CAST Przemysław Sakrajda Frode Helland Stéphane de Schrevel tipografi

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