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press⋅mark

  [pres-mahrk]
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–noun Chiefly British Library Science.
a symbol indicating the location of a book in the library.
Origin:
1675–85; press 1 + mark 1
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press·mark   (prěs'märk')   
n.  

  1. Printing A notation or figure in the margin of a printed sheet indicating the press on which it was printed.

  2. Chiefly British A notation in or on a book indicating where it should be placed in a library.

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