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• out-of-print
  out-of-print

  adjective

  being no longer published; no longer printed or reprinted.
• out of print
  out of print

  see under in print; also see go out, def. 6.

out-of-print

American  

[aut-uhv-print] / ˈaʊt əvˈprɪnt /

adjective

1. being no longer published; no longer printed or reprinted.

   a bookstore specializing in out-of-print books.

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noun

1. a book, pamphlet, etc., that is no longer published.

out of print Idioms  

1. see under in print; also see go out, def. 6.

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Etymology

Origin of out-of-print

First recorded in 1665–75

Example Sentences

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He was one of the musicians whose songs the Lomaxes worked to preserve, reissuing in 1947 two of his out-of-print recordings from the ’20s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

There, I stumble on titles I’ve never seen, by authors I’ve never heard of, alongside out-of-print classics I don’t own.

From Salon ● Dec. 20, 2025

Still, with its out-of-print obscurities and several unreleased live recordings, the compilation reaffirms just how unusual the music that Grubbs and O’Rourke made during their five-year run still is.

From New York Times ● May 20, 2024

But as a kinesiology student at Fresno State, he was handed an out-of-print textbook that told him he had it all wrong.

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2024

Fourth Avenue is the used and out-of-print book center of the English-speaking chapter of the civilized world.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

After being out of print for decades, the author’s third novel, Survivor, has just been rereleased.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

She was in her 70s when, in the early 2000s, her book about menopause went out of print after a sixth revision.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

In an attempt to remedy this injustice, Blouin's memoir, titled My Country, Africa: Autobiography of the Black Pasionaria, is being re-released, having spent decades out of print.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025

I find people have it on their Kwanzaa setups and it is now out of print, long out of print, and people needed a new version.

From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2024

Unfortunately, The Way to Rio Luna was out of print everywhere.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova