typography

/taɪˈpɑɡɹəfi/

UK: /taɪˈpɒɡɹəfi/

typography

English Noun

Definition

The art or practice of setting and arranging type; typesetting.

Etymology

From French typographie from Medieval Latin typographia from Ancient Greek τυπογράφος (tupográphos, “certified copy”) + -ίᾱ (-íā). By surface analysis, type + -o- + -graphy.