typothetae
[ tahy-poth-i-tee, tahy-puh-thee-tee ]
plural noun
printers, especially master printers: used in the names of associations.
Origin of typothetae
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British Dictionary definitions for typothetae
typothetae
/ (taɪˈpɒθɪˌtiː, ˌtaɪpəˈθiːtiː) /
pl n
US printers collectively; used in the names of organized associations, as of master printers
Origin of typothetae
1C19: New Latin: typesetters, from Greek tupos type + thetēs one who places, from tithenai to place
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