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amateur press association

amateur press association noun: a group of people who collaborate on publishing a periodical for distribution internally to the group.

Noun

amateur press association (plural amateur press associations)

  1. A group of people who collaborate on publishing a periodical for distribution internally to the group.
    • The Eastern Amateur Press Association held its first Convention at the St. Nicholas Hotel, New York, recently, and was attended by thirty members of the amateur Press.1872 February, “Convention of Amateur Editors”, in The Typographic, volume 2, number 2, page 5
    • I was in the Esoteric Order of Dagon, which is an amateur press association dedicated to Lovecraft and weird fiction.1990 Fall, Chet Williamson, “Weird Tales Talks With Chet Williamson”, in Weird Tales, number 298, page 66

Forms of amateur press association

pluralamateur press associations

Words formed from amateur press association

Questions about amateur press association

What does amateur press association mean?
Amateur press association means a group of people who collaborate on publishing a periodical for distribution internally to the group.
What part of speech is amateur press association?
Amateur press association is a noun.
What is the plural of amateur press association?
The plural of amateur press association is amateur press associations.

Words near amateur press association in the dictionary

  1. amateur
  2. amateur hour
  3. amateur hours
  4. amateur night
  5. amateur nights
  6. amateur press association
  7. amateur press associations
  8. amateur radio
  9. amateur radio operator
  10. amateurish
  11. amateurishly

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