typographically
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7.1
- adverb
- /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkli/
- Specialized
- Their wording is grammatically elliptical, typographically clear, and often meant to be legible from a distance.
Examples
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Typographically, this occurs as the wide black vertical stripes that divide each page into three equal columns make the diverse writings conform to a larger linear template.
Academic text (2000) -
The designer ensured that the poster was typographically appealing, using fonts and spacing that drew attention.
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The variation in layout from page to page typographically conveys this model of biological growth.
Academic text (2000) -
"In most of the poem, a 'line' includes two 'primary stresses,' which may appear (typographically) on two successive lines that are really one line.
Fiction book (2000) -
This difficulty is exacerbated by the fact that the table of contents is poorly spaced typographically.
Academic text (2000) -
One of the things Mallarm reproached the newspaper for was its dull typography (he found it tragic that the only words to be distinguished typographically, allowed to spring above the tight gray blocks of the text, should be those of the advertisements).
Academic text (2005) -
She wouldn't notice that her father was dancing in fetters, writing a whole tale in verse, disguising it so successfully (not only typographically but with a few inserts of genuine).
Academic text (2003) -
The book is laid out typographically so that each section is easy to read and navigate.
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For the presentation, the slides were created typographically to highlight key points clearly and attractively.
Synonyms
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6.3
In a way that shows the typical look, sound, or way of doing things
Surface Forms
Morphology
typographically = typographical (transparent) = typography + ical + ly
Formed by standard adjective-to-adverb suffixation (adding '-ly' to 'typographical'), producing a meaning directly related to typography.
Etymology
Typographically comes from type, meaning the letters or printed shapes, and -graphy, meaning 'writing'. So, to do something typographically is to pay attention to how text looks on the page, like the style of the letters, the spacing, and the layout.