Movable-type
noun, Printing.
1.
type from which text is printed directly in which each character is on a separate piece of metal.
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[moov] /muv/ verb (used without object), moved, moving. 1. to pass from one place or position to another. 2. to go from one place of residence to another: They moved from Tennessee to Texas. 3. to advance or progress: The red racing car moved into the lead. 4. to have a regular , as an […]
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