typeset; typesetting

transitive verb

: to set in type : compose

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The edition is typeset with a display text that recalls vintage video game fonts. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025 Once, a desirable job in media was typesetting, a highly skilled role that took years to master. Dave Winsborough, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 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 The reporters on day shift would typeset the articles using correct type size, font and column width, then print each article on paper. New York Times Games, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for typeset

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of typeset was in 1945

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“Typeset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/typeset. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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