typography C2 Topic:Art & Music US /taɪˈpɑɡɹəfi/ UK /taɪˈpɒɡɹəfi/ See IPA manual Freq #73270 Meanings 1 noun the craft of composing type and printing from it 2 noun art and technique of printing with movable type 3 noun The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting. 4 noun The practice or process of printing with type. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · art and technique of... composition Word family Derived forms typographertypographictypographical Related forms typesettingtypingtypographiatypology Etymology From French typographie from Medieval Latin typographia from Ancient Greek τυπογράφος (tupográphos, “certified copy”) + -ίᾱ (-íā). By surface analysis, type + -o- + -graphy. Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # typography **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /taɪˈpɑɡɹəfi/ **IPA (UK):** /taɪˈpɒɡɹəfi/ **Frequency rank:** 73270 ## Meanings 1. the craft of composing type and printing from it 2. art and technique of printing with movable type 3. The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting. 4. The practice or process of printing with type. ## Derived Forms - typographer - typographic - typographical ## Related Forms - typesetting - typing - typographia - typology ## Etymology From French typographie from Medieval Latin typographia from Ancient Greek τυπογράφος (tupográphos, “certified copy”) + -ίᾱ (-íā). By surface analysis, type + -o- + -graphy. ## Topics - Art & Music markdown