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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
underprint en · ADJ
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Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *-tér
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *h₂én
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi
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Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
English print
English underprint
From under- + print.
Meanings
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The addition of colour under black areas to produce a deeper black and prevent oversaturation of the paper.
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underprint en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *-tér
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *h₂én
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi
?
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
English print
English underprint
From under- + print.
Meanings
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Printing underneath the main design of a stamp, intended to prevent forgery or removal of the postmark.
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(qualifier:considered incorrect usage) a logo or advertising printed on the underside of a stamp; backprint.
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A fossilised print in the rock bed that is at a deeper level than the track the creature leaving it was actually travelling on; caused by the pressure of a heavy animal or penetration of the sediment by a pointed appendage.
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perfin · overprint