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varitype

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
var-i-type
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of advanced typewriter that could use various different typefaces.

verb

To prepare printed material using a machine of this kind.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

varitypes (plural) varitypes (present, singular) varityping (participle, present) varityped (participle, past) varityped (past)

Derived Forms

varitypist

Questions

What does varitype mean?
A kind of advanced typewriter that could use various different typefaces.
Where does varitype come from?
From a former trade name, VariTyper, presumably from variable and typer.

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