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monotype

noun mono·type \ˈmä-nə-ˌtīp\

Definition of MONOTYPE

:  an impression on paper of a design painted usually with the finger or a brush on a surface (as glass)
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First Known Use of MONOTYPE

1882

Rhymes with MONOTYPE

allotype, ambrotype, archetype, calotype, collotype, corncob pipe, Dutchman's-pipe, ecotype, ferrotype, genotype, guttersnipe, haplotype, holotype, Linotype, liripipe, logotype, neotype, overripe, prototype, serotype, stenotype, Teletype, tuning pipe

Monotype

trademark

Definition of MONOTYPE

—used for a keyboard typesetting machine that casts and sets type in separate characters

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. monotype
  2. monotype paper
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