Definition of typography
1 : letterpress printing
2 : the style, arrangement, or appearance of typeset matter
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The message has always been inextricably tied to our emotional perception of typography.
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The voices of audio signage fall between the scripted characters of both typography and cinema.
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Origin and Etymology of typography
Medieval Latin typographia, from Greek typos impression, cast + -graphia -graphy — more at 1type
First Known Use: 1610
TYPOGRAPHY Defined for English Language Learners
typography
playDefinition of typography for English Language Learners
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: the work of producing printed pages from written material
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: the style, arrangement, or appearance of printed letters on a page
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