- the art, craft, or process of composing type and printing from it
- the selection and planning of type for printed publications
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ty•po•graph•ic
(tī′pə graf′ik),USA pronunciation adj.
ty′po•graph′i•cal•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- Printingof or pertaining to typography.
- Neo-Latin typographicus, equivalent. to Medieval Latin typograph(ia) typography + -icus -ic
- 1770–80
ty•pog•ra•phy /taɪˈpɑgrəfi/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
ty•po•graph•i•cal•ly, adv. -graph-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Printingthe art or process of printing with type.
- Printingthe general character or appearance of printed matter.
ty•po•graph•i•cal•ly, adv. -graph-.
ty•pog•ra•phy
(tī pog′rə fē),USA pronunciation n.
- Printingthe art or process of printing with type.
- Printingthe work of setting and arranging types and of printing from them.
- Printingthe general character or appearance of printed matter.
- Neo-Latin typographia, equivalent. to Greek týpo(s) type + graphía -graphy
- 1635–45
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typography /taɪˈpɒɡrəfɪ/ n
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