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printmaking

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The field of art concerned, roughly, with the transfer of ink or paint from a plate or block or through a screen mesh to paper.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: art, artistic creation, artistic production

Narrower terms: engraving, etching, serigraphy, lithography

History

Etymology

From print + making.

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