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typographical

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ty⋅po⋅graph⋅ic

  [tahy-puh-graf-ik]
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–adjective
of or pertaining to typography.
Also, ty⋅po⋅graph⋅i⋅cal.

Origin:
1770–80; < NL typographicus, equiv. to ML typograph(ia) typography + -icus -ic

Related forms:
ty⋅po⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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ty·pog·ra·phy   (tī-pŏg'rə-fē)   
n.   pl. ty·pog·ra·phies

    1. The art and technique of printing with movable type.

    2. The composition of printed material from movable type.

  2. The arrangement and appearance of printed matter.


[French typographie, from Medieval Latin typographia : Greek tupos, impression + Latin -graphia, -graphy.]
ty'po·graph'i·cal (tī'pə-grāf'ĭ-kəl), ty'po·graph'ic (-grāf'ĭk) adj., ty'po·graph'i·cal·ly adv.
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