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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BASKERVILLE

Named after John Baskerville (1706–1775), English printer.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BASKERVILLE

Baskerville  [ˈbæskəˌvɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BASKERVILLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Baskerville is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BASKERVILLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Baskerville

Baskerville is a transitional serif typeface designed in 1757 by John Baskerville in Birmingham, England. Baskerville is classified as a transitional typeface, positioned between the old style typefaces of William Caslon, and the newer styles of Giambattista Bodoni & Firmin Didot. The Baskerville typeface is the result of John Baskerville's intent to improve upon the types of William Caslon. He increased the contrast between thick and thin strokes, making the serifs sharper and more tapered, and shifted the axis of rounded letters to a more vertical position. The curved strokes are more circular in shape, and the characters became more regular. These changes created a greater consistency in size and form. Baskerville's typeface was the culmination of a larger series of experiments to improve legibility which also included paper making and ink manufacturing. The result was a typeface that reflected Baskerville's ideals of perfection, where he chose simplicity and quiet refinement. His background as a writing master is evident in the distinctive swash tail on the uppercase Q and in the cursive serifs in the Baskerville Italic.

Definition of Baskerville in the English dictionary

The definition of Baskerville in the dictionary is a style of type.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BASKERVILLE


anvil
ˈænvɪl
Bougainville
ˈbuːɡənˌvɪl
Costermansville
ˈkɒstəmənzˌvɪl
Elisabethville
ɪˈlɪzəbəθˌvɪl
Evansville
ˈɛvənzˌvɪl
Granville
ˈɡrænvɪl
Huntsville
ˈhʌntsvɪl
Jacksonville
ˈdʒæksənˌvɪl
Knoxville
ˈnɒksvɪl
Louisville
ˈluːɪˌvɪl
Mandeville
ˈmændəvɪl
Melville
ˈmɛlvɪl
Nashville
ˈnæʃvɪl
Oakville
ˈəʊkvɪl
Philippeville
ˈfɪlɪpˌvɪl
Seville
səˈvɪl
Somerville
ˈsʌməvɪl
Stanleyville
ˈstænlɪˌvɪl
Townsville
ˈtaʊnzvɪl
vill
vɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BASKERVILLE

Basingstoke
basinlike
basion
basipetal
basipetally
basis
basis point
bask
basket
basket case
basket chair
basket clause
basket hilt
Basket Maker

WORDS THAT END LIKE BASKERVILLE

Abbeville
Banville
bidonville
Brazzaville
cheville
Congo-Brazzaville
Deauville
dullsville
Fouquier-Tinville
Greville
Iberville
Isidore of Seville
Joinville
Libreville
Sackville
Sharpeville
taille
Tocqueville
vaudeville
venville
Woodville

Synonyms and antonyms of Baskerville in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Baskerville» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BASKERVILLE

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The translations of Baskerville from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Baskerville» in English.

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巴斯克维尔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Baskerville
570 millions of speakers

English

Baskerville
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Baskerville
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

باسكرفيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Баскервиль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Baskerville
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Baskerville
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Baskerville
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Baskerville
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Baskerville
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バスカーヴィル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배 스커 빌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Baskerville
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Baskerville
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராஜாராம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बास्केरविले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Baskerville
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Baskerville
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Baskerville
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Баськервіль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Baskerville
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Μπάσκερβιλ
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Baskerville
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Baskerville
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Baskerville
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Baskerville

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BASKERVILLE»

The term «Baskerville» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.412 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BASKERVILLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Baskerville

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BASKERVILLE»

Discover the use of Baskerville in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Baskerville and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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John Baskerville: A Bibliography
This 1959 bibliography lists and describes everything that came from the press of John Baskerville of Birmingham, who was appointed Printer to the University of Cambridge in 1758.
Philip Gaskell, 2011
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
Provides a summary of the mystery The Hound of the Baskervilles and suggestions for classroom activities to use while reading this book.
Arthur Conan Doyle, 2008
3
Music Business Handbook and Career Guide
David Baskerville, Tim Baskerville. Professional. Songwriting. The Market Everything begins with the songwriter. Before anyone else in the music business can make a sound—or a dollar—the songwriter must create a unique melody and lyrics ...
David Baskerville, Tim Baskerville, 2010
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The Beast of Baskerville
Adam Riley and his friends find out the truth about urban legends of a half-human monster when they participate in a campout from which kids begin disappearing one by one and Adam discovers ominous hoofprints in the woods.
Annette Cascone, Gina Cascone, 2014
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Deadtime Stories: The Beast of Baskerville
The Deadtime Stories by “Twisted Sisters” Annette and Gina Cascone—they’ll scare you silly.
Annette Cascone, Gina Cascone, 2012
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One Trans Woman’s Spiritual Journey
A true story Transcending into womanhood in Phuket, Thailand Everyone sees what you appear to be... Few people experience what you really are... Because of the way we look... And because of the way society sees us...
Lorrainne Baskerville
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A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the landed gentry ...
BASKERVILLE OF CLYROW COURT. Bvskerville - Mynors, Thomas - Basker- vtlle, Esq. of Clvrow Court, in Radnorshire, b. in 1790; m. 1st, in 1818, Anne, dau. and heiress of John Hancock, Esq. of Marlborough, but by her, who d. in 1832, ...
Sir Bernard Burke, 1852
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Additional Baskerville Genealogy: A Supplement to the ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
P. Hamilton (Patrick Hamilto Baskervill, 2010
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Sites Of Power: A Concise History Of Ontario
A concise history of Ontario from the beginnings to the present day. The text will be a revised and expanded version of Ontario: Image, Identity, and Power--part of the Illustrated History of Canada series.
Peter A. Baskerville, 2005
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John Baskerville: Type-Founder and Printer, 1706-1775...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Josiah Henry Benton, Jr., 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BASKERVILLE»

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ID theft - Christopher Lee Baskerville
Christopher Lee Baskerville, 35, of Tina Lane in Jacksonville was arrested July 6 by Onslow County Sheriff's Office on three charges of identity ... «Jacksonville Daily News, Jul 15»
2
8 guns stolen from 6 cars over Fourth of July weekend
Other victims reported pistols were stolen from a locked car on Old Kings Road, from an unlocked SUV on Baskerville Road and from an ... «WJXT Jacksonville, Jul 15»
3
Theater Review: 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'
Suffice to say that the spectral Hound is a fraud, made to glow with phosphorescent paint to give the weak-hearted Baskerville heir a cardiac ... «YourObserver.com, Jul 15»
4
Teen girls map out goals at Plainfield event (PHOTOS)
... to," said Nia Baskerville, founder of Yes Girl Inc., a nonprofit organization geared towards empowering women and girls to become leaders in ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Betty Jo Lyles
Visitation and video tribute will be held between 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 15, at Freitag-Reeves and Baskerville Funeral Home, 700 East Kahler ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Quartz and Feldspar: Dartmoor by Matthew Kelly – a British …
... a crossbreed as that highly implausible Baskerville hound, melding detailed geology and history with local politics, nature study and ongoing ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Rain, white and blue: Montclair's 2015 4th of July Parade
... Mayor Robert Jackson, and Township Council members Bob Russo, Renée Baskerville, Bill Hurlock and Robin Schlager, joined in the line of ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
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Baltimore preps for July 4th fireworks at the Inner Harbor
“We try and pick a variety of some patriotic music and we try to throw in some hits from the year as well,” said Tracy Baskerville, with the ... «WBAL Baltimore, Jul 15»
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Sherlock Holmes: Arthur Conan Doyle's hero still in his element
... Study in Pink, The Hounds of Baskerville — is a neat riff on the original. Robert Downey Jr's bare-knuckle-fighting, costume-changing Holmes ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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Inner Harbor crowd for July 4 fireworks expected to be on par with …
Tracy Baskerville, a spokeswoman for the agency, anticipates this ... any indications about people being fearful of the event,” Baskerville said in ... «Baltimore Business Journal, Jul 15»

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