preprint

1 of 2

noun

pre·​print ˈprē-ˌprint 

ˌprē-ˈprint

1

: an issue of a technical paper often in preliminary form before its publication in a journal

2

: something (such as an advertisement) printed before the rest of the publication in which it is to appear

preprint

2 of 2

verb

pre·​print (ˌ)prē-ˈprint 

preprinted; preprinting; preprints

transitive verb

: to print in advance for later use

Examples of preprint in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The paper, published September 21 on the preprint platform bioRXiv, has not yet been peer-reviewed. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

The team's research is available as a preprint on the repository site arXiv and has been accepted for publication in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

In a paper published to preprint server ArXiv this week, researchers at King’s College London pit major AI models against each other in simulated war games. — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026

The study was released to preprint recently and has not been peer reviewed. — Julie Washington, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1889, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1897, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for preprint

• blueprint
• footprint
• imprint
• misprint
• newsprint
• nonprint
• reprint
• clint
• dint
• glint
• hint
• lint