imprint

  • 21imprint — n. /im print/; v. /im print /, n. 1. a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something. 2. any impression or impressed effect: He left the imprint of his thought on all succeeding scholars. 3. Bibliog. a. the name of a… …

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  • 22Imprint — Im|prịnt, das; s, s [engl. imprint = Verlagsname] (Verlagsw.): nicht mehr als eigenständiges Unternehmen existierender Verlag, unter dessen Namen ein anderer Verlag weiterhin Bücher publiziert. * * * Im|prịnt, das; s, s [engl. imprint =… …

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  • 23imprint — 1 noun (C) 1 the mark left by an object being pressed into or onto something (+ of): the imprint of her hand on the soft sand 2 technical the name of a publisher as it appears on a book: This dictionary is published under the Longman imprint. 2… …

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  • 24imprint — I. verb Etymology: Middle English emprenten, from Anglo French emprient, 3d singular of enpreindre to impress (from Latin imprimere) & empreinter, from emprent, past participle of enpreindre Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to mark by or as… …

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  • 25Imprint — Im|print [ im...] der od. das; s <aus engl. imprint »Abdruck« zu (alt)fr. empreinte, Part. Perf. zu empreindre »einprägen, aufdrücken«, dies aus lat. imprimere, vgl. ↑imprimieren>: 1. svw. ↑Impressum. 2. nicht mehr als eigenständiges… …

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  • 26imprint on — Zoology (of a young animal) come to recognize (another animal, person, or thing) as a parent or object of habitual trust. → imprint …

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  • 27imprint — verb 1》 impress or stamp (a mark or outline) on a surface or body. 2》 make an impression or mark on.     ↘fix (an idea) firmly in someone s mind. 3》 (imprint on) Zoology (of a young animal) come to recognize (another animal, person, or thing) as… …

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  • 28imprint — 1. verb 1) patterns can be imprinted in the clay Syn: stamp, print, impress, mark, emboss, brand, inscribe, etch 2) the image was imprinted into his mind Syn: fix, establish, stick …

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  • 29imprint — [ˈɪmprɪnt] noun [C] I 1) a mark that an object leaves on a surface when it is pressed into it 2) a strong permanent influence on someone or something II verb [T] imprint [ɪmˈprɪnt] 1) to leave a mark on a surface by pressing an object into it 2)… …

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  • 30imprint — im•print n. [[t]ˈɪm prɪnt[/t]] v. [[t]ɪmˈprɪnt[/t]] n. 1) a mark or indentation impressed on something 2) any impression or impressed effect 3) lib a) the designation under which a publisher issues a given list of titles b) a designation by which …

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