imprimery

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noun

Synonym of printer, printing house, &c., a self-employed printer or printing establishment.

“France's National Imprimery dates back to the Renaissance but now mostly prints ID cards.”

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printerprinting house&cprintingprint
OriginFrench imprimerie →
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Meanings

nounimprimery (countable and uncountable, plural imprimeries)

plural imprimeries

  1. archaiccountableSynonym of printer, printing house, &c., a self-employed printer or printing establishment.

    France's National Imprimery dates back to the Renaissance but now mostly prints ID cards.

    Synonyms: printer, printing house, &c

  2. obsoleteuncountableSynonym of printing, the art or act of printing.

    Synonyms: printing

  3. countableobsoleteSynonym of print, a single instance of printing.

    Synonyms: print

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of printer, printing house, &c., a self-employed printer or printing establishment.

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printerprinting house&c

nounSynonym of printing, the art or act of printing.

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printing

nounSynonym of print, a single instance of printing.

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print
Also see
printerprinting house

Origin

  1. Frenchimprimerie
  2. Englishimprimery

From French imprimerie, from imprimer (“to print, to imprint”) + -erie (“-ery”), from im- (“in-”) + primer (“to print”). Equivalent to imprint + -ery.

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APA

imprimery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imprimery

MLA

“imprimery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imprimery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imprimery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imprimery.

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