reprint

1 of 2

verb

re·​print (ˌ)rē-ˈprint 

reprinted; reprinting; reprints

transitive verb

: to print again : make a reprint of

reprint

2 of 2

noun

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

This book, originally published in 1903 and reprinted as recently as 2006, was a guidepost for many Jewish cooks through the 20th century, with chapters on household rules, outlines of menus, and recipes for everything from borscht to chicken chop suey. —Devra Ferst, Saveur, 7 May 2025

The Sentinel sometimes reprints editorials that agree with our own positions. —Miami Herald Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 May 2025

Noun

Since then, publishers have had to near quadruple the number of reprints because bookstores keep selling out, Penguin Random House Canada told USA TODAY. —Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1551, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for reprint

• blueprint
• footprint
• imprint
• misprint
• newsprint
• nonprint
• preprint
• clint
• dint
• glint
• hint
• lint

Kids Definition

reprint

1 of 2 verb

re·​print (ˈ)rē-ˈprint 

: to print again or make a reprint of

reprinter noun

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