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phototypography

[ foh-toh-tahy-pog-ruh-fee ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ taɪˈpɒg rə fi /
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noun
(formerly) the art or technique of making printing surfaces by light or photography, by any of a large number of processes.
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Origin of phototypography

First recorded in 1885–90; photo- + typography

OTHER WORDS FROM phototypography

pho·to·ty·po·graph·ic [foh-tuh-tahy-puh-graf-ik], /ˌfoʊ təˌtaɪ pəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for phototypography

phototypography
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊtaɪˈpɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun
any printing process involving the use of photography

Derived forms of phototypography

phototypographical (ˌfəʊtəʊˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl), adjectivephototypographically, adverb
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