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typography

ty·pog·ra·phy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tahy-pog-ruh-fee]
    • /taɪˈpɒg rə fi/
    • /taɪˈpɒɡ.rə.fi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tahy-pog-ruh-fee]
    • /taɪˈpɒg rə fi/

Definitions of typography word

  • noun typography the art or process of printing with type. 1
  • noun typography the work of setting and arranging types and of printing from them. 1
  • noun typography the general character or appearance of printed matter. 1
  • noun typography printing 1
  • uncountable noun typography Typography is the way in which written material is arranged and prepared for printing. 0
  • noun typography the art, craft, or process of composing type and printing from it 0

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Origin of typography

First appearance:

before 1635
One of the 43% oldest English words
1635-45; < New Latin typographia, equivalent to Greek týpo(s) type + graphía -graphy

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Typography

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

typography popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

typography usage trend in Literature

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