pressrun

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noun

The number of copies of a publication printed at one time.

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Meanings

nounpressrun (plural pressruns)

plural pressruns

  1. The number of copies of a publication printed at one time.

    Many printers (in Lorraine, in Normandy, and in Avignon) specialized in reprints of best-selling devotional books, some of which reached truly impressive total pressruns.

    1994, Henri-Jean Martin, The History and Power of Writing, page 262

Origin

From press + run.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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