Imprimery

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of printer, printing house, &c., a self-employed printer or printing establishment. archaic, countable

    "France's National Imprimery dates back to the Renaissance but now mostly prints ID cards."

  2. 2
    Synonym of printing, the art or act of printing. obsolete, uncountable
  3. 3
    Synonym of print, a single instance of printing. countable, obsolete

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&cprintprinterprintingprinting house

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"France's National Imprimery dates back to the Renaissance but now mostly prints ID cards."

Etymology

From French imprimerie, from imprimer (“to print, to imprint”) + -erie (“-ery”), from im- (“in-”) + primer (“to print”). Equivalent to imprint + -ery.

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