reprint

re·print
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/ˈɹiːpɹɪnt//ɹiːˈpɹɪnt/

noun

A book, pamphlet or other printed matter that has been published once before but is now being released again.

“The novel was printed with an appendix.”

CommonScrabble 9

Meanings

nounreprint (plural reprints)

plural reprints · alternative re-print

  1. A book, pamphlet or other printed matter that has been published once before but is now being released again.

    The reprint is much less expensive than a first edition.

verbreprint (third-person singular simple present reprints, present participle reprinting, simple past and past participle reprinted)

present singular third person reprints · participle present reprinting · participle past reprinted · past reprinted · alternative re-print

  1. transitiveTo print (something) that has been published in print before.

    The novel was printed with an appendix.

  2. transitiveTo renew the impression of.

    The whole business of our redemption is […] to reprint God's image upon the soul.

    1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale

nouna separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

Broader

verbprint anew

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Bulgarian ново издание, препечатвам
  • ново издание (novo izdanie)printed matter that has been published before but is now being released again
  • препечатвам (prepečatvam)print something that has been published in print before
  • преиздавам (preizdavam)print something that has been published in print before
Catalan reimprimir
  • reimprimirprint something that has been published in print before
Chinese Mandarin 重印本, 重印
  • 重印本printed matter that has been published before but is now being released again
  • 重印 (chóngyìn)print something that has been published in print before
  • 翻印 (fānyìn)print something that has been published in print before
  • 刷新……的印象 (shuāxīn... de yìnxiàng)renew the impression of
Finnish uusintapainos, painaa uudelleen
  • uusintapainosprinted matter that has been published before but is now being released again
  • painaa uudelleenprint something that has been published in print before
  • julkaista uudelleenprint something that has been published in print before
  • iskostaa uudelleenrenew the impression of
French réimprimer
  • réimprimerrenew the impression of
German Neuauflage, Neudruck
  • Neuauflageprinted matter that has been published before but is now being released again
  • Neudruckprinted matter that has been published before but is now being released again
  • Nachdruckprinted matter that has been published before but is now being released again
  • neu auflegenprint something that has been published in print before
  • neu druckenprint something that has been published in print before
  • nachdruckenprint something that has been published in print before
Indonesian cetak ulang
  • cetak ulangprinted matter that has been published before but is now being released again
Japanese 再版, 増刷
  • 再版 (saihan)printed matter that has been published before but is now being released again
  • 増刷 (zousatsu)printed matter that has been published before but is now being released again
  • 増し刷り (mashizuri)printed matter that has been published before but is now being released again
  • 重版 (jūhan)printed matter that has been published before but is now being released again
Latin reimprimō
  • reimprimōprint something that has been published in print before
Polish przedruk, dodruk
  • przedrukprinted matter that has been published before but is now being released again
  • dodrukprinted matter that has been published before but is now being released again
Portuguese reimpressão
  • reimpressãoprinted matter that has been published before but is now being released again
Spanish reimpresión, reimprimir
  • reimpresiónprinted matter that has been published before but is now being released again
  • reimprimirprint something that has been published in print before
Welsh adargraffiad, ad-argraffiad
  • adargraffiadprinted matter that has been published before but is now being released again
  • ad-argraffiadprinted matter that has been published before but is now being released again
  • adargraffuprint something that has been published in print before
  • ad-argraffuprint something that has been published in print before

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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