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Typography Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ography

Typography has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the craft of composing type and printing from it

"The local artisan spent years mastering the ancient craft of typography to hand-cast every letter for his family's signboard."

2

art and technique of printing with movable type

"The museum exhibit focused on how early printers revolutionized communication through their mastery of typography, the ancient art of arranging movable metal letters."

3

The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.

"The graphic designer spent hours tweaking the typography to ensure every headline aligned perfectly on the magazine page."

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
trade printing
Rhyming Words
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