/ taɪˈpɒgrəfi; NAmE -ˈpɑːg-/ noun
[ U ] the art or work of preparing books, etc. for printing, especially of designing how text will appear when it is printed
► typo·graph·ic·al / ˌtaɪpəˈgræfɪkl; NAmE / (also typo·graph·ic / ˌtaɪpəˈgræfɪk; NAmE /) adjective :
a typographical error
typographic design
► typo·graph·ic·al·ly / -kli; NAmE / adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from French typographie or modern Latin typographia (see type , -graphy ).