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  1. noun A mark or impression made in or on a surface by pressure: the print of footsteps in the sand. See Synonyms at impression.
  2. noun A device or implement, such as a stamp, die, or seal, used to press markings onto or into a surface.
  3. noun Something formed or marked by such a device.
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  • Once again the frightened expression which made her look gentle deceived her husband, and, after a sly glance to see that his print was all right, he leant forward. —  Death of a Ghost - Margery Allingham - Campion 06
  • On the edge of the print was automatically photographed the time to splits of seconds, and he calculated the position of the object from that. —  044 - The South Pole Terror
  • Levy's words - "Once again, Israel's violent responses, even if there is justification for them, exceed all proportion and cross every red line of humaneness, morality, international law and wisdom" - are not words that can appear in American print or TV media. —  Darwiniana
  • The composition of the painting, she wrote, is based on a Flemish print from a French masterpiece, which derives much from Michelangelo. —  AroundTheCapitol.com
  • These are you second biggest pieces in the room, and a print is a commitment, especially since with your rug choice, you seem to want to tone it all down a bit ... —  Apartment Therapy Main
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picture ·  paper ·  copy ·  photograph ·  design ·  paint ·  map ·  text ·  newspaper ·  data ·  card ·  record

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print:   printing ·  prints ·  printed
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Etymologies (4)

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  1. Middle English preinte, from Old French, from feminine past participle of preindre, to press, alteration of prembre, from Latin premere; see per-4 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English *printen, prenten, preenten, print (= Dutch prenten, imprint, = Middle Low German prenten, print, write, = Swedish prenta, write German letters, = Danish prente, print), by apheresis from emprinten, enprinten, impress, imprint: see imprint, v. Cf. late Old French printer, press. See print, n.
  2. from Middle English *print, prynt, printe, prente, preente, preynte (= Middle Dutch print, Dutch prent, print = Middle Low German prente = Danish prent), from Old French preinte, prainte, impression, print, by apheresis from empreinte, impression, print: see imprint, n. Cf. print, v.
  3. from print, n.
 

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