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reprint

American  
[ree-print, ree-print] / riˈprɪnt, ˈriˌprɪnt /

verb (used with object)

  1. to print again; print a new impression of.

noun

  1. a reproduction in print of matter already printed.

  2. an offprint.

  3. a new impression, without alteration, of a book or other printed work.

  4. Philately. an impression from the original plate after the issuance of a stamp has ceased and its use for postage has been voided.

reprint British  

noun

  1. a reproduction in print of any matter already published; offprint

  2. a reissue of a printed work using the same type, plates, etc, as the original

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verb

  1. (tr) to print again

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • misreprint verb (used with object)
  • reprinter noun
  • unreprinted adjective

Etymology

Origin of reprint

First recorded in 1545–55; re- + print

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."

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A reprint wouldn’t have any of that history.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

It appears ubiquitously in 19th-century songbooks and parlor-piano reprint collections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

It was a considerable expense for counties to reprint ballots.

From Slate • Sep. 20, 2024

The couple extended their forgiveness to Glowatski then, which Godfrey detailed in a 2019 reprint of her book.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

I’ve also chosen some e-mail to partially reprint here.

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