Definition of REPRINT

reprint

Plural: reprints

Noun

  • a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
  • a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
  • A book, pamphlet or other printed matter that has been published once before but is now being released again.

Verb

Verb Forms: reprinted, reprinting, reprints

  • To print again; to publish a new edition or copy.
  • print anew
    • "They never reprinted the famous treatise"
  • To print (something) that has been published in print before.
  • To renew the impression of.

Examples

  • The novel was printed with an appendix.
  • The reprint is much less expensive than a first edition.
  • The Scrabble dictionary needed to reprint after new words were officially accepted.

Origin / Etymology

From re- + print (verb).

Scrabble Score: 9

reprint: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
reprint: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
reprint: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

reprint: valid Words With Friends Word