printing
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printing
- /ˈpɹɪntɪŋ/
- [ˈpʰɹ̥ɪɾ̃ɪŋ] US
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, print + -ing.
noun printings
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The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.
In those days, printing was big business in this city. Giant web-fed presses churned out countless tons of printed matter annually.
Similar: imprintery
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Synonym of printed matter.
They delivered a huge batch of printing yesterday, so you can expect an invoice shortly.
Similar: printed matter
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Synonym of print run (“all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch”).
She owns a copy of the first printing, which is a favorite among book collectors because some of the typos in it seem like Freudian slips.
Similar: print run
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Handwritten characters that are not joined up.
The instructions said, "Please sign your name and then print your name below your signature," so he wrote out his name underneath in the neatest printing that his hand could muster.
Opposite: cursive
verb
- present participle and gerund of print
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: impression, printing process, printout, print-out, printer, typed, typesetting, typing, imprint, drawing, graphical, newsprint, printmaking, write, editing, edition
Translations
Every language
noun the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography
| Español | impresión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인쇄 inswae |
| 日本語 | 印刷 insatsu |
| 中文 | 印刷 yìnshuā |
| Kiswahili | uchapaji |
| Português | impressão |
| Français | imprimerie |
| Deutsch | Drucken, Druck |
| Ελληνικά | τυπογραφία typografía |
| Română | tipar, tipografiere, imprimerie |
| Русский | печа́тание pečátanije, печа́ть pečátʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | in ấn |
| العربية | طِبَاعَة ṭibāʕa |
noun material that has been printed
| Română | tipăritură |
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title = {printing},
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