Meaning & use

Reprint

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a new printing of a book or other printed material, produced without significant changes to the original

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The publisher ordered a reprint after the novel became an unexpected bestseller.

This edition is a reprint of a rare 1932 travel guide.

A note on using this word

As a verb, "reprint" simply means to print again; publishers distinguish a plain reprint from a revised "new edition" that includes actual content changes.

Words with a similar meaning

reissuenew edition

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Another way to use it

2. verb

to print something again

The newspaper reprinted the interview in full the following week.

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