Synonyms

preprint

American

[pree-print, pree-print] / ˈpriˌprɪnt, priˈprɪnt /

noun

an advance printing, usually of a portion of a book or of an article in a periodical.

verb (used with object)

to print for future use.
to print a preprint.

Etymology

Origin of preprint

First recorded in 1885–90; pre- + print

Example Sentences

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To examine how LLMs are influencing scientific publishing, Yin's team compiled more than 2 million papers posted from January 2018 through June 2024 across three major preprint platforms.

From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025

The studies Kennedy referenced were mischaracterized, with one being criticized for relying on a very small sample and another being a non-peer-reviewed preprint that studied mice rather than human children.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

A spokesperson told Slate on Wednesday afternoon that the paper has been submitted for peer review, and a preprint version “is being submitted” and should be posted in a day or two.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025

Last month, researchers from Yale University published a study, which has yet to be peer-reviewed, on the preprint server medRx, which rapidly circulated online among vaccine skeptics.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2025

A preprint out this week indicates currently circulating clade 2.3.4.4b viruses are better at binding to human epithelial cells in the airways than previous versions of H5N1.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 5, 2024

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