typography

American  

[tahy-pog-ruh-fee] / taɪˈpɒg rə fi /

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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typography British  

/ taɪˈpɒɡrəfɪ, ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl /

noun

1. the art, craft, or process of composing type and printing from it

2. the selection and planning of type for printed publications

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Other Word Forms

• typographical adjective
• typographically adverb

Etymology

Origin of typography

1635–45; < New Latin typographia, equivalent to Greek týpo ( s ) type + graphía -graphy