typesetting

[tahyp-set-ing]

type·set·ting

[tahyp-set-ing]
noun
1.
the process or action of setting type.
adjective
2.
used or intended for setting type.

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Typesetting is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Origin:
1855–60; type + setting
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type·set

[tahyp-set] verb, type·set, type·set·ting, adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to set (textual matter) in type.
adjective
2.
(of written, textual matter) set in type.

Origin:
1865–70; back formation from typesetter
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