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	printing (print\|ing) Pronunciation: /ˈprɪntɪŋ/ noun [mass noun] the production of books, newspapers, or other printed material: the invention of printing [as modifier]: the printing industry [count noun] a single impression of a book: the second printing was ready just after Christmas handwriting in which the letters are written separately rather than being joined together: this squiggly squarish printing was the only way he could write		Search results in the dictionary print nature printing printing press relief printing process printing preprint More results » More words in this category backslash bullet point collate diphthong display type distribute duodecimo footnote insert italic leader lithograph overstrike pangram recto tabloid typeset zinco Nearby Words printability printable printed circuit printer printer's devil printer's mark printer-friendly printery printhead printing printing press printmaker printout printworks prion ¹ prion ² prior ¹ prior ² prior charge