Definition of TYPOGRAPHY

typography

Meanings

Plural: typographies

Noun

  • the craft of composing type and printing from it
  • art and technique of printing with movable type
  • The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.
  • The practice or process of printing with type.
  • The appearance and style of typeset matter.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

composition

Scrabble Score: 24

typography is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
typography is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
typography is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

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