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noun
A form of typesetting machine in which a complete line of characters is set at once.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The slug produced by such a machine, or matter composed in such lines.
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of linotype.
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verb
To prepare (printed matter) using a linotype machine.
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verb
Alternative letter-case form of linotype.
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noun
a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Linotype machine
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Broader terms: typesetting machine
History
Genericized trademark; presumably from line + -o- + type.
Genericized trademark; see linotype for more.
Across languages
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