typography (redirected from typographies)

ty·pog·ra·phy  (t-pgr-f)

n. pl. ty·pog·ra·phies

1.

a. The art and technique of printing with movable type.

b. The composition of printed material from movable type.

2. The arrangement and appearance of printed matter.

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[French typographie, from Medieval Latin typographia : Greek tupos, impression + Latin -graphia, -graphy.]

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typo·graphi·cal (tp-grf-kl), typo·graphic (-grfk) adj.

typo·graphi·cal·ly adv.

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typography [taɪˈpɒgrəfɪ]

n

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the art, craft, or process of composing type and printing from it

2. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the selection and planning of type for printed publications

typographical  [ˌtaɪpəˈgræfɪk^əl], typographic adj

typographically  adv

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typography

1. the design, theory, and art of creating characters for printing.
2. the design and selection of printed matter.
3. the craft or business of composing type. — typographic, typographical, adj.

See also: Printing

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	typography - the craft of composing type and printing from it craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice"
	2.	typography - art and technique of printing with movable type composition printing process, printing - reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication

Translations

typography [taɪˈpɒgrəfɪ] N → tipografía f

typography [taɪˈpɒgrəfi] n → typographie f

typography

n → Typografie f; (= subject also) → Buchdruckerkunst f

typography [taɪˈpɒgrəfɪ] n → tipografia

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typography [taɪˈpɒgrəfɪ] n → tipografia