Printing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɪntɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɪntɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɪntɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɪntɪŋ/.

Examples

they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies
The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce
These news should not be printed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

printing process impression impress print publish

Parts of Speech

noun	text handwritten in the style of printed matter
noun	the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
noun	reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
noun	all the copies of a work printed at one time “they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies”
verb	put into print “The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce”
verb	write as if with print; not cursive
verb	make into a print “print the negative”
verb	reproduce by printing

Word Forms

print	verb	put into print
print	noun	the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
printer	noun	someone whose occupation is printing
printing	noun	reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
publication	noun	a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
publisher	noun	the proprietor of a newspaper

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Drucken

handgeschriebener Text im Stil von Drucksachen

🇫🇷French

impression

texte manuscrit dans le style des imprimés

🇪🇸Spanish

impresión

texto escrito a mano en el estilo de material impreso

🇮🇹Italian

stampa

testo scritto a mano nello stile degli stampati

🇳🇱Dutch

afdrukken

tekst handgeschreven in de stijl van drukwerk

🇵🇹Portuguese

impressão

texto manuscrito no estilo de material impresso

🇷🇺Russian

печать

текст, написанный от руки в стиле печатной продукции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुद्रण

मुद्रित सामग्री की शैली में हस्तलिखित पाठ

🇧🇩Bengali

মুদ্রণ

মুদ্রিত বিষয়ের শৈলীতে হাতে লেখা পাঠ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

அச்சிடுதல்

அச்சிடப்பட்ட பொருளின் பாணியில் கையால் எழுதப்பட்ட உரை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రింటింగ్

ముద్రిత పదార్థం శైలిలో చేతితో వ్రాసిన వచనం

🇮🇳Marathi

मुद्रण

मुद्रित पदार्थाच्या शैलीत हस्तलिखित मजकूर

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રિન્ટીંગ

મુદ્રિત બાબતની શૈલીમાં હસ્તલિખિત ટેક્સ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುದ್ರಣ

ಮುದ್ರಿತ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಶೈಲಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೈಬರಹದ ಪಠ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രിൻ്റിംഗ്

അച്ചടിച്ച പദാർത്ഥത്തിൻ്റെ ശൈലിയിൽ കൈകൊണ്ട് എഴുതിയ വാചകം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛਪਾਈ

ਪ੍ਰਿੰਟਿਡ ਮੈਟਰ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੈਲੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੱਥ ਲਿਖਤ ਟੈਕਸਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرنٹنگ

چھپی ہوئی چیز کے انداز میں ہاتھ سے لکھا ہوا متن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

印刷

以印刷品风格手写的文字

🇯🇵Japanese

印刷

印刷物風に手書きされたテキスト

🇰🇷Korean

인쇄

인쇄물 스타일로 손으로 쓴 텍스트

🇻🇳Vietnamese

in ấn

văn bản viết tay theo phong cách in ấn

🇹🇭Thai

การพิมพ์

ข้อความที่เขียนด้วยลายมือในรูปแบบของสิ่งพิมพ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

pencetakan

teks tulisan tangan dengan gaya barang cetakan

🇵🇭Filipino

paglilimbag

tekstong sulat-kamay sa istilo ng naka-print na bagay

🇲🇾Malay

percetakan

teks tulisan tangan dalam gaya bahan bercetak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الطباعة

نص مكتوب بخط اليد بأسلوب المادة المطبوعة

🇮🇷Persian

چاپ

متن دست نویس به سبک مطالب چاپی

🇹🇷Turkish

baskı

Basılı materyal tarzında el yazısıyla yazılmış metin

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַדפָּסָה

טקסט בכתב יד בסגנון דפוס

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'printing'?

The primary meaning of 'printing' is 'text handwritten in the style of printed matter'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'printing' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'printing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'printing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'printing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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