typography
UK/taɪˈpɒɡɹəfi//taɪˈpɑɡɹəfi/
typography noun: the art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.
Noun
typography (usually uncountable, plural typographies)
- The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.
- The practice or process of printing with type.
- The appearance and style of typeset matter.
typography meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
typography in Hindi
- art and technique
- अक्षर कला akṣar kalā
typography in Marathi
- टाइपोग्राफी
typography in Urdu
- ٹائپگرافی, ٹائپوگرافی, ٹائپ نگاری
typography in Bengali
- মুদ্রণশৈলী
More languagesFewer languages
- typography in Telugu
- టైపోగ్రఫీ
- typography in Malayalam
- ടൈപ്പോഗ്രാഫി, ടൈപ്പോഗ്രഫി
- typography in Kannada
- ಮುದ್ರಣಕಲೆ
- typography in Punjabi
- ਟਾਈਪੋਗ੍ਰਾਫੀ, ਟਾਈਪੋਗ੍ਰਾਫ਼ੀ, ਟਾਈਪਗ੍ਰਾਫੀ
- typography in Gujarati
- ટાઇપોગ્રાફી, ટંકલેખન, ટંકણલેખન
- typography in Odia
- ଟାଇପୋଗ୍ରାଫି, ଟାଇପ୍ଗ୍ରାଫି, ଟାଇପ୍ୋଗ୍ରାଫି
- typography in Nepali
- टाइपोग्राफी, टाइपोग्राफि
- typography in Tagalog
- palalimbitan
- typography in Arabic
- طِبَاعَة ṭibāʕa, طِبَاعَة الْحَرْفِ
- typography in Malay
- tipografi
- typography in Indonesian
- tipografi
- typography in Persian
- تایپوگرافی tipografî
- typography in Thai
- การพิมพ์ gaan-pim
- typography in Vietnamese
- thuật in máy
Forms of typography
| plural | typographies |
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Origin of typography
From French typographie from Medieval Latin typographia from Ancient Greek τυπογράφος (tupográphos, “certified copy”) + -ίᾱ (-íā). By surface analysis, type + -o- + -graphy.
Words formed from typography
- autotypography
- chromotypography
- kalotypography
- kinetic typography
- microtypography
- orthotypography
- paleotypography
- palaeotypography
- phototypography
- stereotypography
- typographer
- typographic
- typographical
- xylotypography
Words that rhyme with typography
- geography
- choreography
- orthography
- topography
- chirography
- hagiography
- heliography
- phonography
- semiography
- acrography
- autography
- bibliography
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- cacography
- chromography
- demography
- discography
- iconography
- isography
- logography
- ludography
- metallography
- micrography
- paleography
- pantography
- pornography
- scenography
- videography
- aerography
- archaeography
- arteriography
- arthrography
- autobiography
- autohagiography
- biogeography
- biography
- cartography
- cerography
- chronography
- cinematography
- cosmography
- crystallography
- dactylography
- demonography
- dittography
- electrography
- enterography
- ethnography
- etymography
- exogeography
- fluorography
- galvanography
- glossography
- heterography
- historiography
- homography
- horologiography
- ichnography
- laryngography
- mechanography
- megalography
Questions about typography
- What does typography mean?
- Typography means the art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.
- What is typography in Hindi?
- Typography in Hindi is अक्षर कला (akṣar kalā). See Typography meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is typography?
- Typography is a noun.
- How do you pronounce typography?
- Typography is pronounced /taɪˈpɒɡɹəfi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of typography?
- The plural of typography is typographies.
Words near typography in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: typography (page history and authors); typography (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typography (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); Typography (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); typography (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typography (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typography (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); typography (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typography (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typography (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); typography (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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