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print⋅mak⋅ing

[print-mey-king]
–noun
the art or technique of making prints, esp. as practiced in engraving, etching, drypoint, woodcut or serigraphy.

Origin:
1925–30; print + making
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print·mak·ing   (prĭnt'mā'kĭng)   
n.  The artistic design and manufacture of prints, such as woodcuts or silk-screens.
print'mak'er n.
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