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phototypography

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-ty-pog-ra-phy
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A photomechanical method of printing made to resemble traditional metal typography

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English typography English phototypography From photo- + typography.

Usage

Rhymes With

photography geography biography bibliography pornography autobiography choreography topography cinematography discography tomography typography

Questions

What does phototypography mean?
A photomechanical method of printing made to resemble traditional metal typography
Where does phototypography come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English typography English phototypography From photo- + typography.

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