the invention of printing

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• printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… …   Universalium

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• printing — print|ing [ˈprıntıŋ] n 1.) [U] the act or process of making a book, magazine, etc using a machine that puts ink onto paper ▪ the invention of printing ▪ the printing industry ▪ a printing error 2.) an act of printing a number of copies of a book… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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• Invention — In*ven tion, n. [L. inventio: cf. F. invention. See {Invent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of finding out or inventing; contrivance or construction of that which has not before existed; as, the invention of logarithms; the invention of the art of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English