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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: typographia, from Greek typos 'mark made on a surface' ( TYPE1) + -graphia '-graphy'

typography

 noun
     
Related topics: Newspapers, Publishing
ty‧pog‧ra‧phy [uncountable]
1TCN the work of preparing written material for printing
2TCN the arrangement, style, and appearance of printed words
—typographic also typographical adjective:
typographic errors
 —typographically adverb
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