printing
Americannoun
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the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc.
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the act of a person or thing that prints.
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words, symbols, etc., in printed form.
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printed material.
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the total number of copies of a book or other publication printed at one time.
The book had a first printing of 10,000.
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writing in which the letters resemble printed ones.
noun
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the process, business, or art of producing printed matter
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( as modifier )
printing ink
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printed text
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Also called: impression. all the copies of a book or other publication printed at one time
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a form of writing in which letters resemble printed letters
Other Word Forms
- nonprinting adjective
Etymology
Origin of printing
Example Sentences
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The self-published Singular Revelations sold enough copies for a second printing and was later expanded into a book reviewed in Greeley’s New-York Tribune.
From Literature
This week, the stock is testing its rising 200-week simple moving average for just the fourth time in five years, and so far, it is printing a bullish hammer.
From Barron's
Their barrister said it was an "honest administrative error" caused by the printing firm.
From BBC
In Boston, Massachusetts, the blizzard led news outlet Boston Globe to halt printing of its newspaper for the first time in 153 years because conditions made it impossible to make paper deliveries on Tuesday.
From BBC
Then there’s the decidedly retro approach: I love printing books with my favorite shots from the year.
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