movable type

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Pronunciation

  • enPR: mo͞o′və-bəl tīp
  • IPA(key): /ˈmu(ː).və.bəl taɪp/
  • Hyphenation: mov‧a‧ble type

Noun

movable type (countable and uncountable, plural movable types)

  1. A system of printing and typography that uses movable components such as individual letters or punctuation to reproduce the elements of a document.

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