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Meaning of 'printing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Printing [ n.]
- The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters, or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic prints.
2 . Printing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Print

Meaning of 'printing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . printing [ n]
Meaning (1):
- all the copies of a work printed at one time
Example in sentence:
  • they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies

Nearby Words:

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