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typeset

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈtaɪpˌsɛt/
  • CMU ARPABET: T AY1 P S EH2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Set in type.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

to set or compose written material into type

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

to be set or composed into type

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

set in type

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • My book will be typeset nicely
  • set these words in italics

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: set

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: print, impress

History

Etymology

From type + set.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ladottu — set in type
  • Greek: στοιχειοθετημένος (stoicheiothetiménos) — set in type
  • Arabic: نَضَّدَ (naḍḍada) — to set into type
  • Chinese Mandarin: 排版 (páibǎn) — to set into type
  • Finnish: latoa — to set into type
  • French: composer — to set into type
  • German: setzen — to set into type
  • Greek: στοιχειοθετώ (stoicheiothetó) — to set into type
  • Irish: clóchuir — to set into type
  • Japanese: 植字する (shokuji suru) — to set into type
  • Korean: 식자하다 (sikjahada) — to set into type
  • Korean: 조판하다 (jopanhada) — to set into type
  • Russian: набира́ть (nabirátʹ) — to set into type
  • Russian: набра́ть (nabrátʹ) — to set into type
  • Russian: верста́ть (verstátʹ) — to set into type
  • Russian: сверста́ть (sverstátʹ) — to set into type