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tipografico

typographic

adjective tee-poh-GRAH-fee-koh Rare
Communication Writing

Origin: Greek typos 'impression' + graphein 'to write'

Also means

printing (adjective)

Usage Note

Tipografico describes anything relating to typography or the printing trade — errore tipografico (typo, literally 'typographic error') is a common phrase. The noun tipografia means both the craft of typography and a print shop. Learners should note the antepenultimate stress: tee-poh-GRAH-fee-koh, not tee-poh-grah-FEE-koh.

Examples

"C'è un errore tipografico nel testo."

Natural Translation

There is a typo in the text.

Literal Translation

There-is a typographic error in-the text

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