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tipografia

printing house

noun tee-poh-grah-FEE-ah Rare

Origin: From Greek typos (impression) + graphia (writing).

Also means

typography

Usage Note

Tipografia means both the craft of typography and the physical print shop. La tipografia di Gutenberg refers to Gutenberg's printing press invention. In modern usage tipografia often refers to a small print business (portare i biglietti da visita in tipografia = take the business cards to the printer).

Examples

"Ho stampato il manifesto in tipografia."

Natural Translation

I printed the poster at the print shop.

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