# reprint

/ɹiˈpɹɪnt/ (US)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/reprint
Updated: 2026-08-08

## Senses

### 1. a new printing of a book

noun · CEFR B2

a book or article that is printed again after the first copies have all been sold.

For teachers: a subsequent printing of a work from the same type or plates as the original edition, often produced to meet continued demand.

- The first edition sold out so quickly that the publisher ordered a reprint.
- The academic journal offered a high-quality reprint of the seminal paper for the upcoming anniversary conference.

### 2. to print again

verb · CEFR B2

to print more copies of a book or document that has already been published.

For teachers: to produce a new impression of a previously published text. Transitive — requires a direct object.

- The magazine decided to reprint the famous interview in their special holiday issue.
- Due to the unexpected surge in popularity on social media, the small press had to reprint the poetry collection three times in one month.

## Examples

- I bought a cheap reprint of the classic novel.
- The publisher issued a high-quality reprint of the 1920s edition to celebrate the author's centenary.
- While the first edition remains a collector's item, this affordable reprint makes the historical text accessible to students and researchers for the first time in decades.

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