typographical
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of typographical
1770–80; < New Latin typographicus, equivalent to Medieval Latin typograph(ia) typography + -icus -ic + -al 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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As Brown noted on Tuesday, it is “challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors.”
From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025
McDowell testified that it was a typographical error, and she meant to write that she was “dying” to testify against the officers.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2023
In a quirk of typographical synchronicity, Albina is Albania's representative for 2023.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2023
When “the best typographical error ever” appeared in The Times in 2012, Fuhrmann accepted responsibility.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2022
And if you made even a single error—even a typographical error—in your program, you had to take the cards back, track down the error, and begin the whole process again.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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