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filmsetting

[film-set-ing] /ˈfɪlmˌsɛt ɪŋ/
noun, Printing.
1.
photocomposition.
Origin of filmsetting
1950-1955
First recorded in 1950-55; film + set + -ing1

filmset

[film-set] /ˈfɪlmˌsɛt/ Printing.
verb (used with object), filmset, filmsetting.
1.
to photocompose.
adjective
2.
(of type) set on a photocomposer.
Origin
First recorded in 1950-55; film + set
Related forms
filmsetter, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for filmsetting

filmsetting

/ˈfɪlmˌsɛtɪŋ/
noun
1.
(printing) typesetting by exposing type characters onto photographic film from which printing plates are made

filmset

/ˈfɪlmˌsɛt/
verb -sets, -setting, -set
1.
(transitive) to set (type matter) by filmsetting
Derived Forms
filmsetter, noun
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