™ / ˈlaɪnəʊtaɪp; NAmE -noʊ-/ noun
a machine used in the past for printing newspapers, that produces a line of words as one strip of metal
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: alteration of the phrase line o' type .
™ / ˈlaɪnəʊtaɪp; NAmE -noʊ-/ noun
a machine used in the past for printing newspapers, that produces a line of words as one strip of metal
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: alteration of the phrase line o' type .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005