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linotypes

linotypes is the plural of linotype.

Meaning of linotype

Noun

linotype (plural linotypes)

  1. A form of typesetting machine in which a complete line of characters is set at once.
    • His days were spent at his linotype, where he refreshed himself occasionally from an ever-present gallon jug of cherry wine.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, chapter 15, in To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC
  2. The slug produced by such a machine, or matter composed in such lines.

See all 3 meanings of linotype

Noun capitalized: Linotypes

Linotypes

  1. (plural) plural of Linotype

Verb capitalized: Linotypes

Linotypes

  1. (indicative, present, singular, third-person) third-person singular simple present indicative of Linotype

Questions about linotypes

What is linotypes the plural of?
Linotypes is the plural of linotype.
What part of speech is linotypes?
Linotypes can be a noun or a verb.

Words near linotypes in the dictionary

  1. linotroban
  2. linotype
  3. linotyped
  4. linotyper
  5. linotypers
  6. linotypes
  7. linotyping
  8. linotypist
  9. linotypists
  10. linoxin
  11. linoxins

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Adapted from Wiktionary: linotypes (page history and authors); Linotypes (page history and authors); linotype (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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