Typography

//taɪˈpɒɡɹəfi// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    the craft of composing type and printing from it wordnet
  3. 3
    The practice or process of printing with type. uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    art and technique of printing with movable type wordnet
  5. 5
    The appearance and style of typeset matter. uncountable, usually

Synonyms

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albertypebook printingchromotypographychromotypychromoxylographycollotype

Example

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"The principle difference between lettering and typography is that typography is based on fonts, which are static letterforms, and letter shapes formed by lettering are fluid and malleable."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

kinetic typography

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