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US /ˈtaɪp.raɪt/ UK /ˈtaɪp.raɪt/
Freq #232790

Meanings

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Synonyms
1 verb · dated: to write or produce... typekeyboard
Opposites
Word family
Forms typewritingtypewritten
Derived forms typewritingtypewrittentypewrote
Related forms typewritertypisttypescripttypeset

Etymology

A back-formation from typewriter, reanalyzed as though the device name were type + writer from a verb typewrite. The shorter verb type became standard for both typewriters and computer keyboards, leaving typewrite chiefly historical or deliberately specific.

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