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typo
[
tahy
-poh
]
Origin
ty·po
/
ˈtaɪ
poʊ
/
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[
tahy
-poh
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
-pos.
Informal
.
typographical
error
.
Origin:
1890–95;
shortened form;
see
-o
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Dictionary.com Unabridged
typo-
a combining form representing
type
in compound words:
typography, typology.
Compare
-type
.
typo.
1.
typographer.
2.
typographic.
3.
typographical.
4.
typography.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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World English Dictionary
typo
(ˈtaɪpəʊ)
—
n
,
pl
-pos
informal
Also called (Brit):
literal
a typographical error
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
typo
1816, short for typographer; 1892 as short for typographical error (see
typography
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary
typo definition
typographical error
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010
http://foldoc.org
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
typo
typographical [error]
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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