Reprint

/ˌriːˈprɪnt/

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Definitions

2 meanings
1

To print something again; to produce a new edition of a book or other printed material.

/ˌriːˈprɪnt/

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Literature

To print again.

They will reprint the classic novel next year.

💡 Simply: Imagine you have a really good recipe, so good you want to share it again and again. Reprinting is like that, but with books, articles, or anything printed!

👶 For kids: To print something again, like making a copy of a drawing!

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2

The magazine plans to reprint the article in its anniversary issue.

3

The publisher decided to reprint the book due to high demand.

How It's Used

Publishing

"The publisher decided to reprint the popular novel due to high demand."

Academic

"The journal will reprint the article with corrections."

2

A copy of a printed work, especially an article or a section from a book, that has been printed again.

/ˈriːprɪnt/

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Literature

A printed copy of something.

The author sent a reprint of his research paper to his colleagues.

💡 Simply: Think of a reprint like a copy of a magazine article, or a chapter of a book. It's printed again, separate from the whole thing!

👶 For kids: A copy of something that was already printed, like a copy of a comic book page!

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2

The library keeps a reprint of the historical document.

3

She requested a reprint of the article from the journal.

How It's Used

Journalism

"The newspaper published a reprint of the senator's speech."

Academic

"Researchers often request reprints of journal articles from authors."

Tip:Think of it as a print that's been printed again.

From re- (again) + print, late 16th century. Initially referred to a new impression or edition of a book, later extended to other media.

The term 'reprint' became more common with the proliferation of printing presses and the need to make books and articles accessible.

Memory tip

Re- means again, print is the action, so reprint is to print again!

Word Origin

LanguageEnglish
Original meaning

"to make a mark or impression"

reprint an articlerequest a reprintsend a reprintpublish a reprintreprint of an article

Common misspellings

re-printreprints

Usage

30%Spoken
70%Written