First Known Use: 14th century
Dictionary
1print
noun \ˈprint\
Definition of PRINT
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a : a mark made by pressure : impression b : something impressed with a print or formed in a mold c : fingerprint
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a : printed matter b plural : printed publications
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: printed letters : type
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a (1) : a copy made by printing (2) : a reproduction of an original work of art (as a painting) made by a photomechanical process (3) : an original work of art (as a woodcut, etching, or lithograph) intended for graphic reproduction and produced by or under the supervision of the artist who designed it b : cloth with a pattern or figured design applied by printing; also : an article of such cloth c : a photographic or motion-picture copy; especially : one made from a negative
— in print
: procurable from the publisher
— out of print
: not procurable from the publisher
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Origin of PRINT
Middle English prente, from Anglo-French, from preint, prient, past participle of priendre to press, from Latin premere — more at press
Related to PRINT
- Synonyms
- impress, impression, imprint, stamp
2print
verb
: to cause (words, images, etc.) to appear on paper or cloth by using a machine (called a printer)
: to use a machine (called a printing press) to produce (books, newspapers, magazines, etc.)
: to include (something) in a book, newspaper, magazine, etc.
Full Definition of PRINT
transitive verb
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a : to impress something in or on b : to stamp (as a mark) in or on something
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: to write in letters shaped like those of ordinary roman text type
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: to make (a positive picture) on a sensitized photographic surface from a negative or a positive
intransitive verb
2
: to produce something in printed form
3
: to write or hand-letter in imitation of unjoined printed characters
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First Known Use of PRINT
14th century
3print
adjective
: of, relating to, or writing for books, magazines, newspapers, etc.
Full Definition of PRINT
: of, relating to, or writing for printed publications <print journalists>
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First Known Use of PRINT
1953
PRINT Defined for Kids
1print
noun \ˈprint\
Definition of PRINT for Kids
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: a mark made on the surface of something <They left prints on the window.>
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: printed matter <“People believe almost anything they see in print.” — E. B. White, Charlotte's Web>
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: printed letters <The package has a warning in small print.>
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: a picture, copy, or design taken from an engraving or photographic negative
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: cloth upon which a design is stamped <a cotton print>
2print
verb
print·edprint·ing
Definition of PRINT for Kids
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: to write in separate letters <Print your name clearly.>
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: publish 1 <Does the college print a newspaper?>
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: to make a copy of by pressing paper against an inked surface (as type or an engraving)
4
: to make a picture from a photographic negative
— print out
: to produce a paper copy of from a computer
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