print

¹print

noun \ˈprint\

Definition of PRINT

1

a : a mark made by pressure : impression b : something impressed with a print or formed in a mold c : fingerprint

2

a : printed state or form b : the printing industry

3

a : printed matter b plural : printed publications

4

: printed letters : type

5

a (1) : a copy made by printing (2) : a reproduction of an original work of art (as a painting) made by a photomechanical process (3) : an original work of art (as a woodcut, etching, or lithograph) intended for graphic reproduction and produced by or under the supervision of the artist who designed it b : cloth with a pattern or figured design applied by printing; also : an article of such cloth c : a photographic or motion-picture copy; especially : one made from a negative

— in print

: procurable from the publisher

— out of print

: not procurable from the publisher

Examples of PRINT

1. What is the print size of your book?
2. an exhibit of 16th-century German prints

Origin of PRINT

Middle English prente, from Anglo-French, from preint, prient, past participle of priendre to press, from Latin premere — more at press

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to PRINT

Synonyms: impress, impression, imprint, stamp

Related Words: dent, hollow, indent, indentation, indenture; mark, sign

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Rhymes with PRINT

bint, dint, flint, glint, hint, lint, mint, quint, skint, splint, sprint, squint, stint, suint, tint