PRINT


Meaning of PRINT in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' print

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English prente, from Anglo-French, from preint, prient, past participle of priendre to press, from Latin premere ― more at PRESS

Date: 14th century

1 a : a mark made by pressure : IMPRESSION b : something impressed with a print or formed in a mold c : FINGERPRINT

2 a : printed state or form b : the printing industry

3 a : PRINTED MATTER b plural : printed publications

4 : printed letters : TYPE

5 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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.