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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Origin of typography

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH typography

topography, typography

Words nearby typography

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

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How to use typography in a sentence

In addition to their fascination with advertising, the designers of the 1950s and 60s were deeply interested in typography.
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I even try to vary the handwritten typography to reflect changing historical periods.
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Danielewski uses experimental typography, elliptical descriptions, and color-coded parentheses.
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Though illiterate, Castle was drawn to the look and shapes of typography.
The Accidental Artist|Rachel Wolff|October 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST

This consisted chiefly of a fine collection of English typography, and the 784 lots occupied four days in the selling.
Prices of Books|Henry B. Wheatley
In listing titles and imprints I have sought to follow the typography and punctuation of the originals.
The Bibliography of Walt Whitman|Frank Shay
They didn't think that just because a man could write nonsense and use erratic typography, that that made him a poet.
Thin Edge|Gordon Randall Garrett
Here, however, the picture is sober truth itself to what the inquiring reader finds in the typography.
The Book-Hunter|John Hill Burton
It is without date, but the typography seems to be that of the seventeenth century.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 4|Henry Charles Lea

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 of typography

typographical (ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl) or typographic, adjectivetypographically, adverb

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typography

Origin of typography

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