TYPOTHETAE Definition & Meaning

typothetae

[ tahy-poth-i-tee, tahy-puh-thee-tee ]

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plural noun

printers, especially master printers: used in the names of associations.

typothetae

/ ˌtaɪpəˈθiːtiː; taɪˈpɒθɪˌtiː /

plural noun

printers collectively; used in the names of organized associations, as of master printers

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of typothetae¹

< New Latin, equivalent to Greek ��ý�� ( s ) type + -thetae, Latinized plural of Greek �ٳ�é��ŧ�� one who places; thetic

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of typothetae¹

C19: New Latin: typesetters, from Greek tupos type + �ٳ��ŧ�� one who places, from tithenai to place

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This treatise is the first of a series of text-books, published under the general title of Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices, which have been prepared under the auspices of the Committee on Education of the United Typothetae of America, for the use of printers’ apprentices and students of typographic printing.

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