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grotesque: a standalone construct

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Typography

early sans-serif typefaces of the nineteenth century with somewhat uneven, unrefined forms, the ancestors of later neo-grotesques such as Helvetica.

In typography, grotesque refers to early sans-serif typefaces of the nineteenth century with somewhat uneven, unrefined forms, the ancestors of later neo-grotesques such as Helvetica. This meaning comes from Meggs (1983) in A history of graphic design.[1]

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  1. Meggs, P. B. (1983). A history of graphic design. Van Nostrand Reinhold. ISBN 9780442262211

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