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Italian

tipografia

/tipograˈfi.a/noun · feminineC2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 9,263

Meaning

print shop; typography

  • a printing shop or printing business
  • the art, style, or technique of arranging type

In a sentence

Abbiamo mandato la prima bozza del catalogo in tipografia.

We sent the first draft of the catalogue to the print shop.

La tipografia di questo testo rende la lettura molto faticosa.

The typography of this text makes reading very tiring.

Perché non porti questi volantini da stampare in una tipografia locale?

Why don't you take these flyers to be printed at a local print shop?

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
tipografiafeminine · singular
tipografiefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Refers both to the physical establishment (print shop) and the design discipline (typography).
  • The worker or owner of a print shop is a 'tipografo'.

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