typography

Pronunciation: /taɪˈpɑɡɹəfi/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the craft of composing type and printing from it
  2. noun art and technique of printing with movable type

Etymology

From French typographie from Medieval Latin typographia from Ancient Greek τυπογράφος (tupográphos, “certified copy”) + -ίᾱ (-íā). By surface analysis, type + -o- + -graphy.

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