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noun \ˈprint\Definition of PRINT
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a : a mark made by pressure : impression b : something impressed with a print or formed in a mold c : fingerprint
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a : printed matter b plural : printed publications
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: printed letters : type
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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
See Examples of PRINT
- What is the print size of your book?
- 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
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verbDefinition of PRINT
transitive verb
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a : to impress something in or on b : to stamp (as a mark) in or on something
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: to write in letters shaped like those of ordinary roman text type
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: to make (a positive picture) on a sensitized photographic surface from a negative or a positive
intransitive verb
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: to produce something in printed form
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: to write or hand-letter in imitation of unjoined printed characters
Examples of PRINT
- We printed 50 invitations before we ran out of ink.
- The new machine prints 30 pages per minute.
- Your tickets are being printed now.
- a slogan printed on a bumper sticker
- Your tickets are printing now.
- This printer allows you to print on both sides of a sheet of paper.
- They printed 10,000 copies of the book's new edition.
- I'm surprised they printed that cartoon in the paper.
- Her picture was printed in a magazine last month.
First Known Use of PRINT
14th century
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adjectiveDefinition of PRINT
: of, relating to, or writing for printed publications <print journalists>
First Known Use of PRINT
1953
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