printing press

noun

: a machine that produces printed copies

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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 The room was built to accommodate rows of heavy, metal rotary printing presses of another era. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 22 May 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for printing press

Word History

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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/printing%20press. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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printing press

noun
: a machine that produces printed copies

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