printing press

noun

: a machine that produces printed copies

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Their heroic labors produced the versions that, copied and recopied on papyrus and later on parchment, arrived at last at a printing press in Florence. David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026 The printing press transformed civilization. Robert B. Tucker, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 What once required an expensive printing press can now be done with a smartphone—paper, a pen, and a copy machine still work in a pinch too. Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026 Likewise, the press in the United States became more industrial and could crank out more and more copies of a newspaper because of improvements in the printing press, which meant readership increased dramatically. Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for printing press

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First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of printing press was in 1578

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printing press

noun
: a machine that produces printed copies

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