American
[sur-print]
/ ˈsɜrˌprɪnt /
verb (used with object)
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to print over with additional marks or matter; overprint.
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to print (additional marks, a new address, etc.) over something already printed.
noun
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something surprinted.
surprint
British
/ ˈsɜːˌprɪnt /
verb
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(tr) to print (additional matter) over something already printed; overprint
"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
noun
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marks, printed matter, etc, that have been surprinted
"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
Etymology
First recorded in 1915–20; sur- 1 + print
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