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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPronunciation / Transliteration: ˈdʁʊkn̩
"Das Drucken von Farbfotos erfordert spezielles Papier."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The process or business of producing books, newspapers, or other texts and images by means of ink on paper using a printing press or electronic printer.
"The publishing house specializes in the printing of high-quality art books." - 2
The action of writing letters in characters that are separate from each other and resemble those in print, rather than cursive writing.
"Please write your full legal name in clear printing on the application form."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'prenten', which came from Old French 'prenter' and ultimately from the Latin root 'premere', meaning 'to press'. Over centuries, the term evolved from textile stamping and manuscript replication to encompass mass mechanical reproduction through movable type and modern digital methods.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Printing" is said worldwide
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impression
Transliteration: ɛ̃.pʁɛ.sjɔ̃
"L'impression de ce document prendra quelques minutes."
Transliteration: ˈdʁʊkn̩
"Das Drucken von Farbfotos erfordert spezielles Papier."
stampa
Transliteration: ˈstam.pa
"La stampa di questo libro è iniziata ieri."
impresión
Transliteration: im.pɾeˈsjon
"La calidad de impresión de esta máquina es excelente."
impressão
Transliteration: ĩ.pɾeˈsɐ̃w
"A impressão do relatório final foi concluída."
मुद्रण
Transliteration: mudraṇ
"किताब के मुद्रण का कार्य अगले सप्ताह शुरू होगा।"
印刷
Transliteration: yìn shuā
"这家工厂专门从事高质量彩色印刷。"
인쇄
Transliteration: inswae
"보고서 인쇄가 완료되었습니다."
印刷
Transliteration: insatsu
"この書類の印刷をお願いします。"
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