Etymology

typography

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Today it means: The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting. Full definition →

French typographie ← Ancient Greek τυπογράφος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτυπογράφος“certified copy”
  2. French · derived fromtypographie
  3. English todaytypography

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

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