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filmsetting
[
film
-set-ing]
/ˈfɪlmˌsɛt ɪŋ/
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Word Origin
noun
,
Printing.
1.
photocomposition
.
Origin of
filmsetting
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1950-1955
First recorded in
1950-55;
film
+
set
+
-ing
1
filmset
[
film
-set]
/ˈfɪlmˌsɛt/
Printing.
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Syllables
verb (used with object)
,
filmset,
filmsetting.
1.
to photocompose.
adjective
2.
(of type)
set
on a photocomposer.
Origin
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First recorded in
1950-55;
film
+
set
Related forms
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filmsetter,
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for
filmsetting
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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filmsetting
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Word Value for
filmsetting
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