imprimery
imprimery · imprimeries
Synonym of printer, printing house, &c., a self-employed printer or printing establishmentSynonym of printer, printing house, &c., a self-employed printer or printing establishment.
Meaning
3 senses(archaic, countable)Synonym of printer, printing house, &c., a self-employed printer or printing establishment.
France's National Imprimery dates back to the Renaissance but now mostly prints ID cards.
(obsolete, uncountable)Synonym of printing, the art or act of printing.
(countable, obsolete)Synonym of print, a single instance of printing.
Origin
From French imprimerie, from imprimer (“to print, to imprint”) + -erie (“-ery”), from im-From French imprimerie, from imprimer (“to print, to imprint”) + -erie (“-ery”), from im- (“in-”) + primer (“to print”). Equivalent to imprint + -ery.
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Forms
plural: imprimeries| Singular | imprimery |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable