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print

14 5.2
A film copy of a movie used for showing or distribution
  • noun
  • /prɪnt/
  • Archaic
translation icon : copia
  • We find somebody who can develop and process a 35mm print with a soundtrack.

Examples

  • It's a very good 16 mm print.

  • All right, so we have our printed film.

  • the master print was gone.

  • Once supper was over, they watched a print of Indiscreet.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Dryer was able to reassemble it using outtakes and bits and pieces from a print that he had.

  • Shosanna has a collection of over 350 nitrate film prints.

  • One day, Imamura's casting director, Endo, invited Hirose to a private screening of a print of the 1933 King Kong.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The Alamo Drafthouse is showing a special print of the classic film this weekend.

  • Many critics praised the newly restored print of the movie for its stunning visuals.

  • We enjoyed a rare print of the documentary that included additional scenes unseen before.

Idioms

13 3.7

No longer sold by the publisher

Compounds

37 4.4

Small printed text in a contract that tells important rules or extra costs

9 2.8

A shop that makes posters, flyers and other paper copies for people

print media
  • Literature
8 3.5

Newspapers and magazines printed on paper, not online

5 3.8

Important details in an agreement or document printed in very small type

4 2.0

A mark left by an animal's foot showing claws or pads

print run
  • Literature
3 3.7

The number of copies made for one edition of a magazine, book or newspaper

photographic print
  • Specialized
1 3.1

A picture on paper made from a camera or digital file

contact print
  • Specialized
6.1

A print made by putting a negative directly on photo paper, making the image the same size

9.8

A round wheel with letters on spokes that prints letters on paper

A situation that lets someone make a lot of money with little work

print buffer
  • Specialized
5.6

A part of a computer that holds information waiting to be printed

A person or shop that sells art prints like etchings and engravings

roman print
  • Specialized
5.1

Upright printed letters used for normal text in books and newspapers

silk screen print
  • Specialized
4.2

A picture created when someone pushes ink through a mesh screen onto paper or cloth

voice for print
  • Literature
6.8

A clear, polished way of writing for newspapers or magazines

Surface Forms

print singular
prints plural

Etymology

Print for a movie copy comes from the idea of making a physical copy by a repeating process, so a film print is a particular physical copy of the movie made for showing or distribution.