From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtypographyty‧pog‧ra‧phy /taɪˈpɒɡrəfi $ -ˈpɑː-/ noun [uncountable] 1 TCNthe work of preparing written material for printing2 TCNthe arrangement, style, and appearance of printed words —typographic /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪk◂/, typographical adjective typographic errors —typographically /-kli/ adverb
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typography• Even a discussion about typography or paragraph spacing would be clouded with danger and twisted by subtle probings or innuendoes.• Quality, of design and typography rather than editorial matter, is a burning issue as far as desktop publishing is concerned.• The presentation and typography is equally inconsistent.• The manual is attractively presented and good typography makes it readable.• She majored in art in college, and a class in typography and letterpress printing made her aware of her true interests.• Mr McLean has a vast knowledge of typography and book design, knowledge which he is happy to share with the Library.• This, in turn, is part of an issue which will be devoted entirely to papers on typography.• The single most abused area is that of the typography.Origin typography (1600-1700) Medieval Latin typographia, from Greek typos “mark made on a surface” ( → TYPE1) + -graphia “-graphy”