typothetae

[ tahy-poth-i-tee, tahy-puh-thee-tee ]

plural noun
  1. printers, especially master printers: used in the names of associations.

Origin of typothetae

1
<New Latin, equivalent to Greek týpo(s) type + -thetae, Latinized plural of Greek thétēs one who places; see thetic

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British Dictionary definitions for typothetae

typothetae

/ (taɪˈpɒθɪˌtiː, ˌtaɪpəˈθiːtiː) /


pl n
  1. US printers collectively; used in the names of organized associations, as of master printers

Origin of typothetae

1
C19: New Latin: typesetters, from Greek tupos type + thetēs one who places, from tithenai to place

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