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• linotype
  linotype

  verb

  to typeset on a Linotype machine.
• Linotype
  Linotype

  a brand of typesetting machine that casts solid lines of type from brass dies, or matrices, selected automatically by actuating a keyboard.

linotype

¹ American  

[lahy-nuh-tahyp] / ˈlaɪ nəˌtaɪp /

verb

Printing.

linotyped, linotyping

1. to typeset on a Linotype machine.

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Linotype ² American  

[lahy-nuh-tahyp] / ˈlaɪ nəˌtaɪp /

Trademark.

1. a brand of typesetting machine that casts solid lines of type from brass dies, or matrices, selected automatically by actuating a keyboard.

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Linotype British  

/ ˈlaɪnəʊˌtaɪp /

noun

1. a typesetting machine, operated by a keyboard, that casts an entire line on one solid slug of metal

2. type produced by such a machine

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Other Word Forms

• linotyper
  noun
• linotypist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of linotype

see origin at Linotype

Example Sentences

Along the way, “Empire of Ink” almost wistfully acknowledges the steady rise of labor unions and new technologies: steam-powered presses, the telegraph and, ultimately, the linotype.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

His mother was a schoolteacher and his father operated a linotype when he wasn’t unemployed.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

He later operated a linotype, a machine used to set type and print newspapers and magazines.

From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2021

As of 1880, the linotype machine was invented, which also made printing much cheaper and more simple than it had been.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

A solid line of type set by a linotype machine.

From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by Spencer, M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle)