typography
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typography
- /taɪˈpɒɡɹəfi/ UK
- /taɪˈpɑɡɹəfi/ US
Rhymes with -ɒɡɹəfi
Where it comes from
From French typographie from Medieval Latin typographia from Ancient Greek τυπογράφος (tupográphos, “certified copy”) + -ίᾱ (-íā).
By surface analysis, type + -o- + -graphy.
noun typographies
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: composition, type, topography, typesetting, type design, typograph, fontography, teletypesetting, typeface, typometry, microtypography, typestyle, typewriting, type face, teletypesetter, text
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noun art and technique
| Español | tipografía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 타이포그래피 taipogeuraepi, 타이포그라피 taipogeurapi |
| 日本語 | タイポグラフィ taipogurafi, タイポグラフィー taipogurafī |
| 中文 | 排版 páibǎn, 排印 páiyìn, 字體排印 /字体排印 zìtǐpáiyìn |
| हिन्दी | अक्षर कला akṣar kalā |
| Português | tipografia |
| Français | typographie |
| Deutsch | Typographie |
| Italiano | tipografia |
| Ελληνικά | τυπογραφία typografía |
| Română | tipografie, tipar |
| Русский | книгопеча́тание knigopečátanije, типогра́фика tipográfika |
| Tiếng Việt | thuật in máy |
| العربية | طِبَاعَة ṭibāʕa, طِبَاعَة الْحَرْفِ |
| עברית | טיפוגרפיה tipográfia, טיפוגרפיקה |
Talk about this word "typography." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/typography. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. typography. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/typography "typography." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/typography.Cite this
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title = {typography},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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