TYPOGRAPHY


Meaning of TYPOGRAPHY in English

ty ‧ pog ‧ ra ‧ phy /taɪˈpɒɡrəfi $ -ˈpɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: typographia , from Greek typos 'mark made on a surface' ( ⇨ ↑ type 1 ) + -graphia '-graphy' ]

1 . the work of preparing written material for printing

2 . the arrangement, style, and appearance of printed words

—typographic /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪk◂/, typographical adjective :

typographic errors

—typographically /-kli/ adverb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.