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ty⋅pog⋅ra⋅phy
[tahy-pog-ruh-fee] 
rə
–noun
| 1. | the art or process of printing with type. |
| 2. | the work of setting and arranging types and of printing from them. |
| 3. | the general character or appearance of printed matter. |
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| ty·pog·ra·phy (tī-pŏg'rə-fē) n. pl. ty·pog·ra·phies
[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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Typography
Ty*pog"ra*phy\, n. [Type + -graphy: cf. F. typographie.]1. The act or art of expressing by means of types or symbols; emblematical or hieroglyphic representation. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. 2. The art of printing with types; the use of types to produce impressions on paper, vellum, etc.
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typography
1641, from Fr. typographie, from M.L. typographia, from Gk. typos (see type) + -grapheia "writing." Typographical "pertaining to typography" is recorded from 1593.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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