reprint
Americannoun
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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
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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A reprint wouldn’t have any of that history.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
Peter Thiel wrote an introduction to the 2020 reprint.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 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
She pushes the menu button and selects Jobs list, from which she presses reprint.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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