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print verb [ prɪnt ]

• produce (books, newspapers, etc.), especially in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text or designs to paper.
• "a thousand copies of the book were printed"
Similar: set in print, send to press, run off, preprint, reprint, pull, proof, copy, reproduce, list, dump, put to bed, litho,
• write (text) clearly without joining the letters together.
• "print your name and address on the back of the cheque"
• mark (a surface, typically a fabric or garment) with a coloured design or pattern.
• "a delicate fabric printed with roses"
Similar: imprint, impress, stamp, mark, brand, punch, inscribe, engrave, chase, etch, carve, deboss, emboss,

print noun

• the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication, especially with reference to its size, form, or style.
• "she forced herself to concentrate on the tiny print"
Similar: type, printing, letters, lettering, characters, type size, typeface, face, font, fount,
• an indentation or mark made on a surface or soft substance.
• "there were paw prints everywhere"
Similar: impression, fingerprint, mark, footprint,
• a picture or design printed from a block or plate or copied from a painting by photography.
• "the walls were hung with sporting prints"
Similar: reproduction, copy, replica, imitation, facsimile, duplicate, picture, design, engraving, etching, lithograph, silk screen, linocut, monoprint, plate, cut, woodcut, vignette,
• a piece of fabric or clothing with a coloured pattern or design printed on it.
• "light summer prints"
Similar: printed material/cloth/fabric, chintz,
Origin: Middle English (denoting the impression made by a stamp or seal): from Old French preinte ‘pressed’, feminine past participle of preindre, from Latin premere ‘to press’.

appear in print

• (of an author) have one's work published.
"at the present time it is very easy for academics to appear in print"

in print

• (of a book) available from the publisher.
"he was surprised to find it was still in print"

out of print

• (of a book) no longer available from the publisher.
"the title I want is out of print"

the printed word

• language or ideas as expressed in books, newspapers, or other publications, especially when contrasted with their expression in speech.
"he understood the power of the printed word"



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