monoprint

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noun

A form of printing on paper from a glass sheet to which oil paint has been applied; monotype.

OriginEnglish print ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) →
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Meanings

nounmonoprint (plural monoprints)

plural monoprints

  1. A form of printing on paper from a glass sheet to which oil paint has been applied; monotype.
verbmonoprint (third-person singular simple present monoprints, present participle monoprinting, simple past and past participle monoprinted)

present singular third person monoprints · participle present monoprinting · participle past monoprinted · past monoprinted

  1. To print using this technique.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishprint
  5. Englishmonoprint

From mono- + print.

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APA

monoprint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoprint

MLA

“monoprint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoprint. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monoprint,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monoprint.

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