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Noun: kern  kurn
  1. The part of a metal typeface that projects beyond its body
Verb: kern  kurn
  1. Furnish with a kern
     
  2. Remove a portion of space between (adjacent letters)
Noun: Kern  kurn
  1. United States composer of musical comedies (1885-1945)
    - Jerome Kern, Jerome David Kern

Derived forms: kerns, kerning, Kerns, kerned

Type of: composer, furnish, get rid of, provide, remove, render, supply, type

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