imprint
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imprint¹
- /ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/
Rhymes with -ɪmpɹɪnt
Where it comes from
From Old French empreinte, from the past participle of empreindre, from Latin imprimere.
noun imprints
- An impression; the mark left behind by printing something or by pressing on something, or the figurative counterpart of such a mark. Their footsteps left an imprint in the sand.
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The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; (metonymic) the publisher, publishing house, or printer; their brand, or one of their subbrands.
Near-synonyms: colophon, imprimatur
Similar: colophon, imprimatur
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A distinctive marking, symbol, or logo.
Near-synonyms: imprimatur, hallmark
Similar: imprimatur, hallmark
imprint²
- /ɪmˈpɹɪnt/
Rhymes with -ɪnt
Where it comes from
From Middle English emprinten, enprinten, from Old French empreinter, from the past participle of empreindre, from Latin imprimere.
verb imprints · imprinting · imprinted
- To leave a print, impression, image, etc. For a fee, they can imprint the envelopes with a monogram.
- To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are. Baby birds are known for a propensity to imprint; they tend to imprint on whichever creatures they perceive to be their parents — including humans doing wildlife rescue!
- To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: impression, embossment, form, impress, depression, hallmark, printing, handprint, fingerprinting, fingerprint, etch, print, printed, label, mark, impressum
Translations
Every language
noun an impression; the mark left behind by printing something
| Español | impronta |
|---|---|
| Français | empreinte |
| Deutsch | Gepräge, Abdruck, Aufdruck |
| Русский | отпеча́ток otpečátok |
noun the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc
| Español | editorial |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 品牌 pǐnpái |
| Français | ours, pavé de l'ours |
| Deutsch | Impressum |
noun a distinctive marking, symbol or logo
| Español | sello |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Gepräge, Aufdruck |
| Italiano | logo, marchio |
verb to leave a print, impression, image, etc.
| Español | improntar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | einprägen, abdrucken, aufdrucken |
| Русский | отпечатать otpečatatʹ |
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title = {imprint},
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