TYPOGRAPHY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does typography mean? 

• TYPOGRAPHY (noun)
  The noun TYPOGRAPHY has 2 senses:

1. the craft of composing type and printing from it

2. art and technique of printing with movable type

  Familiarity information: TYPOGRAPHY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TYPOGRAPHY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The craft of composing type and printing from it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("typography" is a kind of...):

craft; trade (the skilled practice of a practical occupation)

Derivation:

typographer (one who sets written material into type)

typographic; typographical (relating to or occurring or used in typography)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Art and technique of printing with movable type

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

composition; typography

Hypernyms ("typography" is a kind of...):

printing; printing process (reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication)

Derivation:

typographer (one who sets written material into type)

typographic; typographical (relating to or occurring or used in typography)