imprint en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per-? Proto-Indo-European *pres-der. Proto-Italic *pres- Latin premō Latin imprimereder. Old French empreindre Old French empreinteder. English imprint From Old French empreinte, from the past participle of empreindre, from Latin imprimere.
Meanings
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An impression; the mark left behind by printing something or by pressing on something, or the figurative counterpart of such a mark.
Their footsteps left an imprint in the sand.
It was the moment everyone knew the Champions League trophy was on its way back to the Bernabéu and, once again, that the four-times Ballon d’Or winner had left his imprint on another final.
2017 June 3, Daniel Taylor, “Real Madrid win Champions League as Cristiano Ronaldo double defeats Juve”, in The Guardian (London):The day left an imprint in my mind.
The packaging requires an imprint on three of its sides.
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The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; (metonymic) the publisher, publishing house, or printer; their brand, or one of their subbrands.
From their Belmont Avenue address they issued such memorable titles as I Peddle Jazz, Camera Bait, Our Flesh Was Cheap, Lesbian Twins, and His Sex, His Problem under at least four different imprints—Saber, Fabian, Vega, and National Library Books.
2001, Susan Stryker, Queer Pulp, page 19:Near-synonyms: colophon, imprimatur
Each of the Big Five publishers has many imprints; for example, the imprints of Penguin Random House include Crown, DK, and Knopf Doubleday.
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A distinctive marking, symbol, or logo.
Near-synonyms: imprimatur, hallmark
The shirts bore the company imprint on the right sleeve.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| imprints | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
unimprint · reimprint · imprinter · misimprint · imprintable · imprintome · imprimery · imprintee
Synonyms
colophon · hallmark · imprimatur · imprimatur
Translations (50)
sc bullu (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · pl impressum (the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc) · nb påtrykk (a distinctive marking, symbol or logo) · bg издателско каре (the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc) · de Abdruck (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · tr künye (the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc) · bg отпечатък (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · ka ანაბეჭდი (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · fr ours (the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc) · fi logo (a distinctive marking, symbol or logo) · hu lenyomat (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · kix thànglùoh (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · mi mātātuhi (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · sdc piùta (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · fi tunnus (a distinctive marking, symbol or logo) · sh отисак (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · cy argraffiad (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · fi merkki (a distinctive marking, symbol or logo) · sv avtryck (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · nl indruk (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · es sello (a distinctive marking, symbol or logo) · de Aufdruck (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · hu impresszum (the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc) · eo kolofono (the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc) · eo marko (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · mr ठसा (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · mi hāraunga (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · fi painauma (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · de Gepräge (a distinctive marking, symbol or logo) · fr pavé de l'ours (the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc) · sh лого (a distinctive marking, symbol or logo) · cmn 品牌 (the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc) · cy argraff (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · sc imprènta (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · es editorial (the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc) · it logo (a distinctive marking, symbol or logo) · de Gepräge (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · fr empreinte (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · sc segliu (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · sdc imprènta (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · de Aufdruck (a distinctive marking, symbol or logo) · fi painanne (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · it marchio (a distinctive marking, symbol or logo) · eo logotipo (a distinctive marking, symbol or logo) · es impronta (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · hu nyom (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · nn påtrykk (a distinctive marking, symbol or logo) · ru отпеча́ток (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · fi jälki (an impression; the mark left behind by printing something) · de Impressum (the name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc)