printing
/ˈpɹɪntɪŋ/ noun B1- The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology. · In those days, printing was big business in this city. Giant web-fed presses churned out countless tons of printed matter annually.
- Synonym of printed matter. · They delivered a huge batch of printing yesterday, so you can expect an invoice shortly.
- Synonym of print run (“all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch”). · She owns a copy of the first printing, which is a favorite among book collectors because some of the typos in it seem like Freudian slips.
- Handwritten characters that are not joined up.
Plural printings
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"A printing press—a counterfeiter's outfit," said Holmes.
Advances in printing and the proliferation of distinct national literatures further solidified these separate orthographic standards over time.
The arrival of a new railway line or a printing press invariably disrupts the tranquil equilibrium of the local society.
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