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typography

ty·pog·raphy

UK/taɪˈpɒɡɹəfi/ US/taɪˈpɑɡɹəfi/ fairly common

noun

1.

the craft of composing type and printing from it

2.

Origin

From French typographie from Medieval Latin typographia from Ancient Greek τυπογράφος (tupográphos, “certified copy”) + -ίᾱ (-íā). By surface analysis, type + -o- + -graphy.

Phrases

  • kinetic typography

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