typeset
[ tahyp-set ]
/ ˈtaɪpˌsɛt /
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verb (used with object), type·set, type·set·ting.
to set (textual matter) in type.
adjective
(of written, textual matter) set in type.
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Nearby words
typecase, typecast, typeface, typeholder, typescript, typeset, typesetter, typesetting, typestyle, typewrite, typewriter
Origin of typeset
First recorded in 1865–70; back formation from typesetter
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Examples from the Web for typeset
The printed book was typeset and proofread more carefully than most books of similar literary quality.
Irene Iddesleigh|Amanda McKittrick RosIn the original it was typeset as a paragraph instead of as an item with a hanging indent.
Handy War Guide for My Company|Andr Godefroy Lionel HanguillartIn the original text, verses in the chapter headings were typeset in Gothic font; they are displayed below in a gray font.
Sketches of Aboriginal Life|V. V. VideExcept where noted below, I left them as typeset in the original.
British Dictionary definitions for typeset
typeset
/ (ˈtaɪpˌsɛt) /
verb -sets, -setting or -set
(tr) printing to set (textual matter) in type
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