typeset

[ tahyp-set ]
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verb (used with object),type·set, type·set·ting.
  1. to set (textual matter) in type.

adjective
  1. (of written, textual matter) set in type.

Origin of typeset

1
First recorded in 1865–70; back formation from typesetter

Words Nearby typeset

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How to use typeset in a sentence

  • The printed book was typeset and proofread more carefully than most books of similar literary quality.

    Irene Iddesleigh | Amanda McKittrick Ros

British Dictionary definitions for typeset

typeset

/ (ˈtaɪpˌsɛt) /


verb-sets, -setting or -set
  1. (tr) printing to set (textual matter) in type

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