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verb · 1 syllable · /prɪnt/

PRINT

What does "PRINT" mean?

To produce text or images on paper by a machine, or a mark or copy so made.

Meanings

  1. To produce text or pictures on a surface using ink and a press or printer. The shop can print a thousand flyers by noon.
  2. To write in separate, non-cursive letters. Please print your name clearly on the form.
  3. A mark left on a surface, such as a fingerprint or footprint. Detectives lifted a print from the windowsill.
  4. A copy of a picture, photograph, or artwork made by printing. She framed a print of the original painting.
  5. A patterned design on fabric. He wore a shirt with a bold floral print.

Did you know?

  • Identical twins share the same DNA but never the same fingerprints - the ridge patterns form partly at random in the womb, so even a clone keeps a different print.

Word origin

From Old French 'preinte' (an impression), past participle of 'preindre', from Latin 'premere' (to press); a print is literally something pressed.

Remember it

PRINT comes from 'press' - a print is anything pressed into a surface, from ink to a fingertip.

A little poem

Ink bites the white page,
a thumb leaves its quiet whorl-
we press to be known.

haiku

Wordplay

  • The detective and the publisher started a business together. Their slogan: 'We get your name in print.'

What it teaches

Everything you touch leaves a print; the question is only whether you meant to.

Quick facts

What does PRINT mean?

To produce text or images on paper by a machine, or a mark or copy so made.

Is PRINT a valid word?

Yes — PRINT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is PRINT?

PRINT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.

Where does PRINT come from?

From Old French 'preinte' (an impression), past participle of 'preindre', from Latin 'premere' (to press); a print is literally something pressed.

What can PRINT teach us?

Everything you touch leaves a print; the question is only whether you meant to.

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