reprint
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
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a reproduction in print of any matter already published; offprint
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a reissue of a printed work using the same type, plates, etc, as the original
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have reprintedperfect
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has reprintedperfect 3rd person singular
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is reprintingprogressive 3rd person singular
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have been reprintingperfect progressive
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reprintssingular 3rd person
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reprintingparticiple
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are reprintingprogressive
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has been reprintingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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am reprintingprogressive 1st person singular
Past
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had reprintedperfect
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had been reprintingperfect progressive
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were reprintingprogressive plural
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was reprintingprogressive singular
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reprintedparticiple
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reprintedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of reprint
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."
Example Sentences
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More recently, I was asked why I didn’t just buy a reprint online for cheap, and momentarily balked at the question.
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
“You could just reprint them, because nothing changes.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025
It was a considerable expense for counties to reprint ballots.
From Slate • Sep. 20, 2024
The driver took this opportunity to break his silence with the brief and heartfelt outburst mentioned earlier, but it is not necessary to reprint his exact words.
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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