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Meaning of Printing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈpɹɪntɪŋ

Definitions

  1. The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.
  2. Synonym of printed matter.
  3. Synonym of print run (“all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch”).
  4. Handwritten characters that are not joined up.

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Examples

“In those days, printing was big business in this city. Giant web-fed presses churned out countless tons of printed matter annually.”
“They delivered a huge batch of printing yesterday, so you can expect an invoice shortly.”
“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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