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Printing ˈprɪntɪŋ Noun Bre Invention Trade Colour Production

Word printing
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈprɪntɪŋ / NAmE / ˈprɪntɪŋ /
Example
  • the invention of printing
  • the printing trade
  • colour printing
  • production and printing costs
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printing

(noun)BrE / ˈprɪntɪŋ / NAmE / ˈprɪntɪŋ /
  1. the act of producing letters, pictures, patterns, etc. on something by pressing a surface covered with ink against it
    • See related entries: Artwork and techniques
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/artwork_and_techniques/printing
    • the invention of printing
    • the printing trade
    • colour printing
    • 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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