printing press

American  

noun

• printing presses
  plural

1. a machine, as a cylinder press or rotary press, for printing on paper or the like from type, plates, etc.

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printing press British  

noun

1. any of various machines used for printing

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• printing presses
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of printing press

First recorded in 1580–90

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Example Sentences

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printing press

Viktoria Haidai surveys the mangled remains of the printing press, which should have been busy churning out textbooks ready for the new school year.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

From the earliest texts through the era of the printing press, there is more surviving material in any given language than anyone could ever read.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

In a season of Hollywood marked by mega-mergers from well-funded nepo children, there is something timely about these oblivious creatures smashing up a printing press and a broadcast studio.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

Then he turned for emphasis to the fonts available on the printing press of his day.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026

What the printing press did, quite simply, was undermine ‘the dishonourable tyranny of that Usurper, Authority’ and strengthen evidence.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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