composing room

noun

: the department in a printing office where typesetting and related operations are performed

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Doggett’s father John Smith worked at the Palladium-Item for 40 years in the composing room and public relations. — John Tuohy, The Enquirer, 12 June 2024 Through the decades, his father, four uncles, all of his brothers and three brothers-in-law have held jobs at the newspaper, from the composing room and trucking to mailroom and the presses. — Joe Timmerman, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Apr. 2024

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First Known Use

1737, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of composing room was in 1737

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“Composing room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/composing%20room. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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