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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  

[out-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

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

I found a healthy alternative in Todd Grimson’s vampire novel, “Stainless,” an out-of-print book from 1996 that was republished this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

An out-of-print tome sits beside a scribbled screenplay.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

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