typeset

verb

type·​set ˈtīp-ˌset 

typeset; typesetting

transitive verb

: to set in type : compose

Examples of typeset in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The book is not quite a novel and not quite nonfiction, but rather an amalgamation of stories that come from both real history and Yamashita’s imagination, playing with fonts and typesetting and incorporating oral history and occasional verse. — Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 8 June 2026

The book was typeset by an Italian printer who had no English, and Lawrence felt obliged to tell him what was in the book. — Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026

Roxie in Color, published under Candlewick Press, has also been typeset in Atkinson Hyperlegible, a font developed by Braille Institute for low-vision readers. — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 1 June 2026

The edition is typeset with a display text that recalls vintage video game fonts. — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for typeset

• alphabet
• arpanet
• bassinet
• bayonet
• biuret
• cigarette
• clarinet
• coronet
• coverlet
• dataset
• epithet
• ethernet