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print

Dictionary definition · print

noun

  1. the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication"I want to see it in print"
  2. a picture or design printed from an engraving
  3. a visible indication made on a surface"some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"
  4. availability in printed form"we've got to get that story into print"
  5. a copy of a movie on film (especially a particular version of it)
  6. a fabric with a dyed pattern pressed onto it (usually by engraved rollers)
  7. a printed picture produced from a photographic negative

verb

  1. put into print"The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"
  2. write as if with print; not cursive
  3. make into a print"print the negative"
  4. reproduce by printing

Similar words

publishmarkimpressphotographic print

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).