typographical
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- nontypographic adjective
- nontypographical adjective
- nontypographically adverb
- pretypographical adjective
- typographically adverb
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
Calling it a typographical error, Westheimer acknowledged, “Even big shot people like myself make mistakes.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2024
Nearly a year later, Mr. Ritenour filed the petition, which was largely lifted from an earlier one, repeating typographical and grammatical mistakes.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2024
In a quirk of typographical synchronicity, Albina is Albania's representative for 2023.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2023
Sticklers never read a book without a pencil at hand, to correct the typographical errors.
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