Standard Lemma guide

printed

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpɹɪn.tɪd/
  • US: /ˈpɹɪ.nɪd/ in fast speech
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: P R IH1 N T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: P R IH1 N AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 3: P R IH1 N IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Put down on paper by a printing press or a computer printer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The parliament levied a tax on all printed matter.
  • All printed personal information must be shredded before it leaves this building.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Written to a data file.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, not-comparable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • The output of this sample program is simply some printed lines such as "Hello, World; my name is [Name]."

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Written on paper by hand in noncursive script.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The signature was illegible, but the printed name beneath it clearly said "William Wilson."

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: handprinted, hand-printed

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Ellipsis of 3D printed

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, not-comparable

Examples

  • Then we take these various printed and machined components and build the assembly.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of print

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: çap — written or published
  • Azerbaijani: basma — written or published
  • Azerbaijani: basılmış — written or published
  • Azerbaijani: çap edilmiş — written or published
  • Azerbaijani: nəşr edilmiş — written or published
  • Azerbaijani: dərc edilmiş — written or published
  • Esperanto: presita — written or published
  • French: imprimé — written or published
  • German: gedruckt — written or published
  • Hungarian: nyomtatott — written or published
  • Korean: 인쇄된 (inswaedoen) — written or published
  • Portuguese: impresso — written or published
  • Russian: печа́тный (pečátnyj) — written or published
  • Spanish: impreso — written or published
  • Turkish: basılı — written or published
  • Ottoman Turkish: منتشر (münteşir) — written or published
Real reading context

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