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ty⋅pog⋅ra⋅phy

[tahy-pog-ruh-fee]
–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.

Origin:
1635–45; < NL typographia, equiv. to Gk týpo(s) type + graphía -graphy
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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.

  1. 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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Word Origin & History

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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