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typewriter

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type⋅writ⋅er

[tahyp-rahy-ter]
–noun
1. a machine for writing mechanically in letters and characters like those produced by printers' types.
2. Printing. a type style that gives the appearance of typewritten copy.
3. Older Use. a typist.

Origin:
1865–70, Americanism; type + writer
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type·writ·er   (tīp'rī'tər)   
n.  
  1. A writing machine that produces characters similar to typeset print by means of a manually operated keyboard that actuates a set of raised types, which strike the paper through an inked ribbon.

  2. Printing A typestyle like that of typewritten copy.

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