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print

 
/prɪnt/ v [T] (MAKE TEXT)

Definition

to put letters or images on paper or another material using a machine, or to produce books, magazines, newspapers, etc., in this way: The newspaper printed my letter to the editor. To print is also to write without joining the letters together: Please print your name clearly below your signature. To print something out is to print text or images from a machine attached to a computer: [M] Just print out the first two pages.
(Definition of print v (MAKE TEXT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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