typomaniac

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noun

A person who is obsessed with typography, or more generally with the business of printing and publishing

OriginEnglish maniac ← French maniaque ← Late Latin maniacu →
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Meanings

nountypomaniac (plural typomaniacs)

plural typomaniacs

  1. A person who is obsessed with typography, or more generally with the business of printing and publishing

    In 1973 he moved to London, where he worked with design companies, taught at the London College of Printing and became a popular figure amongst the city's typomaniacs.

    2006, Neil Macmillan, An A-Z of Type Designers, →ISBN, page 166

Origin

  1. Englishtypo-
  2. Ancient Greekμανιακός (maniakós)
  3. Late Latinmaniacu
  4. Frenchmaniaque
  5. Englishmaniac
  6. Englishtypomaniac

From typo- + maniac.

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APA

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Chicago

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