printed matter
Americannoun
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any of various kinds of printed material that qualifies for a special postal rate.
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a classification of international mail consisting of such items, including catalogs and circulars.
Etymology
Origin of printed matter
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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That was maybe the most eye-opening piece of printed matter that I had gotten back in the day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
That’s a beautiful theme, and there’s a wonderful novel about that theme trapped in this great ordeal of printed matter.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2022
Korczak and Sharifi, who are now married, wanted to combine their skills — research and design — to publish zines, books and other printed matter.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2022
There’s a lot of overlap between John Wick and Jason Bourne, who’s also been known to explore the lethal capabilities of printed matter.
From Slate ● May 16, 2019
Reprint, rē-print′, v.t. to print again: to print a new impression of: printed matter from some other publication.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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