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varitype

varitype noun: a kind of advanced typewriter that could use various different typefaces.

Noun

varitype (plural varitypes)

  1. (historical) A kind of advanced typewriter that could use various different typefaces.

Verb

varitype (third-person singular simple present varitypes, present participle varityping, simple past and past participle varityped)

  1. (historical) To prepare printed material using a machine of this kind.

Forms of varitype

Noun
pluralvaritypes
Verb
third-person singular presentvaritypes
present participlevarityping
past participlevarityped
pastvarityped

Origin of varitype

From a former trade name, VariTyper, presumably from variable and typer.

Words formed from varitype

Questions about varitype

What does varitype mean?
Varitype means a kind of advanced typewriter that could use various different typefaces.
What part of speech is varitype?
Varitype can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of varitype?
The plural of varitype is varitypes.

Words near varitype in the dictionary

  1. varistors
  2. varisyllabic
  3. varisyllabicity
  4. varitron
  5. varitrons
  6. varitype
  7. varityped
  8. varitypes
  9. varityping
  10. varitypist
  11. varitypists

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