"typeface" meaning in All languages combined

See typeface on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: typefaces [plural]
Etymology: type + face Etymology templates: {{compound|en|type|face}} type + face Head templates: {{en-noun}} typeface (plural typefaces)
  1. (typography) The particular design of some type, font, or a font family. Categories (topical): Typography Translations (font family): 字體 (Chinese Mandarin), 字体 (zìtǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), rodina písma [feminine] (Czech), lettertype [neuter] (Dutch), signobildo (Esperanto), kirjasintyyppi (Finnish), fonte de caractères [feminine] (French), police d’écriture [feminine] (French), police de caractères [feminine] (French), Type [feminine] (German), Schrift [feminine] (German), Schriftart [feminine] (German), גופן (gufán) [masculine] (Hebrew), betűtípus (Hungarian), 字体 (jitai) (alt: じたい) (Japanese), 書体 (shotai) (alt: しょたい) (Japanese), печатарски слог (pečatarski slog) [masculine] (Macedonian), matatuhi (Maori), matapūkupu (Maori), typesnitt [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), krój pisma [masculine] (Polish), família tipográfica [feminine] (Portuguese), garnitură de litere (Romanian), шрифт (šrift) [masculine] (Russian), гарниту́ра (alt: шри́фта) [feminine] (Russian), familia tipográfica [feminine] (Spanish), typsnitt [neuter] (Swedish), punto (Turkish), yazı biçimi (Turkish), yazı tipi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-typeface-en-noun-C~XAkW3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Topics: media, publishing, typography Disambiguation of 'font family': 93 7
  2. (printing) The surface of type which inked, or the impression it makes. Categories (topical): Printing
    Sense id: en-typeface-en-noun-m9jCIj~B Topics: media, printing, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: face [typography, publishing, media], type face

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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