printing press

noun

: a machine that produces printed copies

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These influences are not necessarily good or bad, although technological developments have often helped to make language and communication more accessible: Most people see the invention of the printing press as a welcome development from longhand writing. Victoria Turk, The Atlantic, 29 Apr. 2025 Again, if printing presses are ever used to power government spending or borrowing, there will be neither. John Tamny, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024 Last year, the Royals announced their Crossroads location – at the site of the old Star printing press – less than two months before the vote. Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025 In the decades leading up to it, however, the church doubled down in response to new challenges: the rapid spreading of the printing press and the Protestant Reformation. Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025 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 9 May. 2025.

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printing press

noun
: a machine that produces printed copies

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