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print

Syllabification: (print)
Pronunciation: /print/

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Definition of print

verb

[with object]
  • 1produce (books, newspapers, magazines, etc.), especially in large quantities, by a mechanical process involving the transfer of text, images, or designs to paper:a thousand copies of the book were printed
  • produce (text or a picture) by printing:the words had been printed in blue type
  • (of a newspaper or magazine) publish (a piece of writing) within its pages:the article was printed in the first edition
  • (of a publisher or printer) arrange for (a book, manuscript, etc.) to be reproduced in large quantities:Harper printed her memoirs in 1930
  • produce a paper copy of (information stored on a computer):the results of a search can be printed out
  • send (a computer file) to a printer or to another, temporary file.
  • produce (a photographic print) from a negative:any make of film can be developed and printed
  • 2write (text) clearly without joining the letters:print your name and address on the back of the check [no object]:it will be easier to read if I print
  • 3mark (a surface, typically a textile or a garment) with a colored design or pattern:a delicate fabric printed with roses
  • transfer (a colored design or pattern) to a surface:patterns of birds, flowers, and trees were printed on the cotton
  • make (a mark or indentation) on a surface or in a soft substance by pressing something onto it:he printed a mark on her soft skin
  • mark or indent (the surface of a soft substance):we printed the butter with carved wooden butter molds
  • fix (something) firmly or indelibly in someone’s mind:his face, with its clearly drawn features, was printed on her memory

noun

  • 1the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication, especially with reference to its size, form, or style:squinting at the tiny print bold print
  • the state of being available in published form:the news will never get into print
  • a newspaper or magazine: [as modifier]:the print media
  • [as modifier] of or relating to the printing industry or the printed media:the print unions a print worker
  • 2an indentation or mark left on a surface or soft substance by pressure, especially that of a foot or hand:there were paw prints everywhere
  • (prints) fingerprints:the FBI matched the prints to those of the Las Vegas drug suspect
  • 3a picture or design printed from a block or plate or copied from a painting by photography:the walls were hung with wildlife prints
  • a photograph printed on paper from a negative or transparency.
  • a copy of a motion picture on film, especially a particular version of it.
  • 4a piece of fabric or clothing with a decorative colored pattern or design printed on it:light summer prints [as modifier]:a floral print dress
  • a printed pattern or design.

Phrases

appear in print

(of an author) have one’s work published.

in print

  • 1(of a book) available from the publisher:he was surprised to find it was still in print
  • 2in printed or published form:she did not live to see her work 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.

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'

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Definition of print in the British & World English dictionary