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8. Printing. a. A small block of metal or wood bearing a raised letter or character on the upper end that leaves a printed impression when inked and pressed on paper. b. Such pieces considered as a group. c. Printed or typewritten characters; print. d. A size or style of printed or typewritten characters; a typeface: a sans-serif type.
9. A pattern, a design, or an image impressed or stamped onto the face of a coin.
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typed, typing, types
To write with a typewriter; typewrite.
[Middle English, symbol, from Late Latin typus, type, from Latin, image, from Greek tupos, impression.]
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