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offprint

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A reproduction of a single article from a journal or similar publication.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I got a lot of requests for offprints of my paper on cold fusion.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To reprint as an excerpt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Articles from some magazines are offprinted from other magazines.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reprint, separate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: article

History

Etymology

From off + print.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: отделен отпечатък (otdelen otpečatǎk) — reproduction of an article
  • Finnish: eripainos — reproduction of an article
  • Hungarian: különnyomat — reproduction of an article
  • Persian: جداچاپ (jodâčâp) — reproduction of an article
  • Polish: nadbitka — reproduction of an article