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Printing ˈprɪntɪŋ Noun Invention Colour Business/Firm Industry/Trade Act

Word3 printing
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈprɪntɪŋ/ /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
Example
  • the invention of printing
  • colour printing
  • a printing business/firm
  • the printing industry/trade
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printing

(noun)/ˈprɪntɪŋ/ /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
  1. the act of producing letters, pictures, patterns, etc. on something by pressing a surface covered with ink (= coloured liquid for printing, drawing, etc.) against it
    • the invention of printing
    • colour printing
    • a printing business/firm
    • the printing industry/trade
    • production and printing costs
    • They used 108 different printing characters.
  2. the act of printing a number of copies of a book at one time
    • The book is in its sixth printing.
  3. a type of writing when you write all the letters separately and do not join them together
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