Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
- transitive verb To make a new copy or edition of; print again.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To print again; print a second or any new edition of.
- To renew the impression of.
- noun A second or a new impression or edition of any printed work; reimpression.
- noun In printing, printed matter taken from some other publication for reproduction.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To print again; to print a second or a new edition of.
- transitive verb To renew the impression of.
- noun A second or a new impression or edition of any printed work; specifically, the publication in one country of a work previously published in another.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A book, pamphlet or other printed matter that has been
published once before but is now being released again. - verb transitive To publish (something) that has been published before.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
- noun a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
- verb print anew
Etymologies
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Examples
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April 1974 Penguin reprint with a cover design by David Pelham.
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April 1974 Penguin reprint with a cover design by David Pelham.
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April 1974 Penguin reprint with a cover design by David Pelham.
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My vote for a "forgotten book" deserving a reprint is Leiji Matsumoto's Lightning Ozma (1961).
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A welcome addition to the Rocket Ride reprint is William F. Nolan's 1978 screen treatment of the John W. Campbell story.
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April 1974 Penguin reprint with a cover design by David Pelham.
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Published: 1968 (Oxford University Press hardcover edition), 1985 (Penguin reprint)
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Published: 1968 (Oxford University Press hardcover edition), 1985 (Penguin reprint)
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I checked with Janet Hutchings, the editor, and she tells me that the Black Mask section will feature one reprint from the original magazine, to be paired with a new story.
The Return of Black Mask Bill Crider 2007
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The reprint is not large — only 500 copies — so get your order in quickly, and look for it to ship less than a month from now.
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