noun
- Plural of logotypy; the practice or art of using logotypes (single type blocks combining two or more letters) in printing.
Usage: printing; historical; technical
Examples
- Early printers employed logotypies to speed up composition of frequently used letter combinations.
- The museum's collection of metal type included numerous examples of logotypies from the 18th century.
- Logotypies were particularly useful for setting common digraphs like 'fi' and 'fl' in traditional letterpress printing.