printing B1 Topic:Media & Publishing US /ˈpɹɪntɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #8847 Meanings 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 noun All the copies of a book produced at one time. They sold out the first printing within a week and ordered another. 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 Common collocations printing press Noun + noun Etymology By surface analysis, print + -ing. Topics Media & Publishing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # printing **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɹɪntɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 8847 ## Meanings 1. The process or business of producing books, newspapers, and other material using a press. 2. All the copies of a book produced at one time. 3. Handwriting in separate letters rather than joined-up writing. ## Examples - The invention of printing made books far cheaper and more widely available. - They sold out the first printing within a week and ordered another. - Please fill in the form in clear printing, not cursive. ## Derived Forms - bioprinting - immunoprinting - microprinting - nanoprinting - non-printing - nonprinting - printing-house - teleprinting - thermoprinting - toeprinting - whiteprinting ## Etymology By surface analysis, print + -ing. ## Topics - Media & Publishing markdown