reprint
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
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a reproduction in print of any matter already published; offprint
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a reissue of a printed work using the same type, plates, etc, as the original
verb
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Present
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reprintsimple
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reprintssimple
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have reprintedperfect
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has reprintedperfect
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am reprintingprogressive
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are reprintingprogressive
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is reprintingprogressive
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have been reprintingperfect progressive
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has been reprintingperfect progressive
Past
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reprintedsimple
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had reprintedperfect
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was reprintingprogressive
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were reprintingprogressive
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had been reprintingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of reprint
Explanation
To reprint something is to publish it again, or issue it in a new form. When a book is a best seller, its publisher will reprint thousands, or even millions, of copies. Sometimes books go out of print for a long time before a publisher reprints them, and in other cases they are continuously popular enough that a publishing company will reprint them constantly. You can call a newer printed edition of a book or magazine article a reprint, too. Reprint adds the "again" prefix re-, to print, from the Old French preinte, "impression."
Example Sentences
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More recently, I was asked why I didn’t just buy a reprint online for cheap, and momentarily balked at the question.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026
Peter Thiel wrote an introduction to the 2020 reprint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
It was a considerable expense for counties to reprint ballots.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2024
The exhibit starts by placing the traditional history of Venice’s construction next to a reprint of the Hippie Phone Book, a lovingly illustrated Yellow Pages-style guide to the community’s characters and businesses from the 1970’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2024
A reprint, not nearly as large as the one he saw in Frederick’s living room, but dazzling nonetheless: four hundred and thirty-five engravings.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
They had launched themselves in business two years earlier by acquiring the Modern Library, a line of affordable reprints, from a struggling firm where Cerf had worked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Knopf said it would remove the Audubon name and logo from future guides and reprints.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
A year ago, Costco said the rising use of digital photos on social media had led to declining demand for photo reprints.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
When Dahl died of a rare blood cancer in 1990 at age 74, reprints of his books described him as the world’s No. 1 storyteller.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2022
"Seriously? A 1976 or one of the reprints?"
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
"After the original printing on 4 July, the news of the Declaration is travelling fast around North America and its being reprinted as it reaches each successive colony," he told BBC News.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
The “Letters of Junius” were widely reprinted in the colonies, and Richmond would become the first member of the House of Lords to endorse American independence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
In response, she requested the book not be reprinted, and “Survivor” has become a rare and pricey collector’s item ever since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Politico cited and reprinted the quote that Bannon gave to the Washington Post.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025
Daily newspapers reprinted parts of them as op-ed columns or quoted from them in editorials.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
In addition to reprinting the original articles, the book provides updates on how well the originally selected anomalies have stood the test of time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
But the changes have led to a last-minute scramble among companies like his - right from reprinting labels to reflect new prices and balancing production with uncertain demand.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025
Brockman followed with a post on X reprinting a message he sent to OpenAI employees in which he wrote, “based on today’s news, i quit.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2023
The Roald Dahl Story Company, which manages the copyrights and trademarks of Dahl, said it was not unusual to review language when reprinting books, and described any changes as “small and carefully considered”.
From Reuters ● Feb. 23, 2023
It would be hard to find a book in American literature better worth reprinting and distributing....
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe
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