typesetting
[ tahyp-set-ing ]
/ ˈtaɪpˌsɛt ɪŋ /
noun
adjective
used or intended for setting type.
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RELATED WORDS
engraving, photograph, stamp, writing, edition, magazine, book, newspaper, copy, type, lettering, lithograph, impression, typeface, impress, face, imprint, indentation, periodical, font
Nearby words
- typeface,
- typeholder,
- typescript,
- typeset,
- typesetter,
- typestyle,
- typewrite,
- typewriter,
- typewriting,
- typewritten
Origin of typesetting
typeset
[ tahyp-set ]
/ ˈtaɪpˌsɛt /
verb (used with object), type·set, type·set·ting.
to set (textual matter) in type.
adjective
(of written, textual matter) set in type.
Origin of typeset
First recorded in 1865–70; back formation from typesetter
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Examples from the Web for typesetting
typeset
/ (ˈtaɪpˌsɛt) /
verb -sets, -setting or -set
(tr) printing to set (textual matter) in type
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