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typography

[ tahy-pog-ruh-fee ]
/ taɪˈpɒg rə fi /
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noun

the art or process of printing with type.
the work of setting and arranging types and of printing from them.
the general character or appearance of printed matter.

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RELATED WORDS

composition, presswork

Nearby words

typo., typog., typographer, typographical, typographical error, typography, typology, typothetae, typp, typw., typy

Origin of typography

1635–45; < New Latin typographia, equivalent to Greek týpo(s) type + graphía -graphy

Can be confused

topography typography
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British Dictionary definitions for typography

typography

/ (taɪˈpɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the art, craft, or process of composing type and printing from it
the selection and planning of type for printed publications

Derived Forms

typographical (ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl) or typographic, adjectivetypographically, adverb
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