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printing.

The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɹɪntɪŋ/[ˈpʰɹ̥ɪɾ̃ɪŋ]US
  1. The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.

    uncountable
    In those days, printing was big business in this city. Giant web-fed presses churned out countless tons of printed matter annually.
  2. Synonym of printed matter.

    uncountable
    They delivered a huge batch of printing yesterday, so you can expect an invoice shortly.
  3. Synonym of print run (“all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch”).

    countable
    She owns a copy of the first printing, which is a favorite among book collectors because some of the typos in it seem like Freudian slips.
  4. Handwritten characters that are not joined up.

    uncountable
    The instructions said, "Please sign your name and then print your name below your signature," so he wrote out his name underneath in the neatest printing that his hand could muster.
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, print + -ing.

verb/ˈpɹɪntɪŋ/[ˈpʰɹ̥ɪɾ̃ɪŋ]US
  1. present participle and gerund of print.

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, print + -ing.

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