typography

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.
2. (uncountable, usually) The practice or process of printing with type.
3. (uncountable, usually) The appearance and style of typeset matter.

Synonyms

printing

composition

press

presswork

publishing

typo

typographic

typographical

print shop

movable type

print format

letterpress

Translations

typographie

Typographie

tipografía

tipografia

tipografia

τυπογραφία

typografie

tipografia

τυπογραφείο

matbaacılık

Typografie

Drucktechnik

basımcılık

tipografi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/taɪˈpɒɡɹəfi/

Etymology

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