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reprinting

reprinting is the present participle and gerund of reprint.

Meaning of reprint

Verb

reprint (third-person singular simple present reprints, present participle reprinting, simple past and past participle reprinted)

  1. (transitive) To print (something) that has been published in print before.
    • The novel was printed with an appendix.
  2. (transitive) To renew the impression of.
    • The whole business of our redemption is […] to reprint God's image upon the soul.1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London

See all 3 meanings of reprint

Noun

reprinting (plural reprintings)

  1. A reprint.
    • The following list summarises all facsimile reprintings to the end of 2017.2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 488

Forms of reprinting

pluralreprintings

Questions about reprinting

What does reprinting mean?
Reprinting means a reprint.
What is reprinting the present participle and gerund of?
Reprinting is the present participle and gerund of reprint.
What part of speech is reprinting?
Reprinting is a noun.
What is the plural of reprinting?
The plural of reprinting is reprintings.

Words near reprinting in the dictionary

  1. reprint
  2. reprintable
  3. reprinted
  4. reprinter
  5. reprinters
  6. reprinting
  7. reprintings
  8. reprints
  9. reprioritisation
  10. reprioritisations
  11. reprioritise

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reprinting (page history and authors); reprint (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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