re·print
ˈrē-ˌprint 
(ˌ)rē-ˈprint
: a reproduction of printed matter: such as
a
: a subsequent printing of a book already published that preserves the identical text of the previous printing
b
: offprint
c
: matter (such as an article) that has appeared in print before
Examples of reprint in a Sentence
Verb
She gave permission to reprint her article.
Noun
The novel is already on its fifth reprint.
The publisher does reprints of books written in the early 1900s.
This is a reprint of an article that was originally published in the New York Times.
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher,
Cake Eater will be released Dec. 30 and is available now for preorder, wherever books are sold.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Elegant pieces by artists such as Elizabeth Kaplan and Clementine Hunter adorn the walls, while a $25,000 reprint of Jacob Lawrence’s portrait of Haitian General Toussaint L’Ouverture hangs just outside Alden’s office.
—Jabari Young, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Verb
No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025
No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher,
Cake Eater will be released Dec. 30 and is available now for preorder, wherever books are sold.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
Another publisher, Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, founded National Allied Publications in 1934 and published the first comic book to feature entirely new material, rather than reprints of newspaper strips.
—Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Elegant pieces by artists such as Elizabeth Kaplan and Clementine Hunter adorn the walls, while a $25,000 reprint of Jacob Lawrence’s portrait of Haitian General Toussaint L’Ouverture hangs just outside Alden’s office.
—Jabari Young, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Reprint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reprint. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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reprint
2 of 2 noun
re·print
ˈrē-ˌprint
1
: a new or additional printing without change in the text
2
: a separately printed piece of writing
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