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- [print]
- /prɪnt/
- /prɪnt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [print]
- /prɪnt/
Definitions of print word
- verb with object print to produce (a text, picture, etc.) by applying inked types, plates, blocks, or the like, to paper or other material either by direct pressure or indirectly by offsetting an image onto an intermediate roller. 1
- verb with object print to reproduce (a design or pattern) by engraving on a plate or block. 1
- verb with object print to form a design or pattern upon, as by stamping with an engraved plate or block: to print calico. 1
- verb with object print to cause (a manuscript, text, etc.) to be published in print. 1
- verb with object print to write in letters like those commonly used in print: Print your name on these forms. 1
- verb with object print Computers. to produce (data) in legible alphanumeric or graphic form. 1
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Origin of print
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (noun) Middle English prent(e), print(e), prient(e) < Old French priente impression, print, noun use of feminine past participle of preindre to press1 < Latin premere; (v.) Middle English prenten, derivative of the noun
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Print
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
print popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
print usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for print
noun print
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- atlantes — supporting columns for an entablature, carved in the form of standing or kneeling figures of men
- atlas — An atlas is a book of maps.
- calligraphy — Calligraphy is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen.
- chasings — a design chased on metal.
verb print
- authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
- bang out — If a company bangs out a poor quality product, they produce large quantities of it in order to make money.
- blotched — Something that is blotched has blotches on it.
- chalk — Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.
Antonyms for print
noun print
- chalk talk — an informal lecture with pertinent points, explanatory diagrams, etc, shown on a blackboard
- oration — a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- imprint — a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
- misprint — a mistake in printing, as an instance of printing a letter or word other than that intended.
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