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Definition of "reprint" []

  • Something that has been printed again, especially: (noun)
  • A new printing that is identical to an original; a reimpression. (noun)
  • A separately printed excerpt; an offprint. (noun)
  • A facsimile of a postage stamp printed after the original issue of the stamp has been discontinued. (noun)
  • To make a new copy or edition of; print again. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "reprint" in a sentence
  • "My vote for a "forgotten book" deserving a reprint is Leiji Matsumoto's Lightning Ozma (1961)."
  • "April 1974 Penguin reprint with a cover design by David Pelham."
  • "A welcome addition to the Rocket Ride reprint is William F. Nolan's 1978 screen treatment of the John W. Campbell story."