US /ˈpɹɪntɪŋ/
noun Freq #8847

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The process or business of producing books, newspapers, and other material using a press.

    The invention of printing made books far cheaper and more widely available.

  2. 2
    noun

    All the copies of a book produced at one time.

    They sold out the first printing within a week and ordered another.

  3. 3
    noun

    Handwriting in separate letters rather than joined-up writing.

    Please fill in the form in clear printing, not cursive.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · all the copies of a book... impressionprint run
Word family
Forms printings
Derived forms bioprintingimmunoprintingmicroprintingnanoprintingnon-printingnonprintingprinting-houseteleprintingthermoprintingtoeprintingwhiteprinting

Etymology

By surface analysis, print + -ing.

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