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surprint

[ sur-print ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to print over with additional marks or matter; overprint.
  2. to print (additional marks, a new address, etc.) over something already printed.

noun

  1. something surprinted.

surprint

/ ˈsɜːˌprɪnt /

verb

  1. tr to print (additional matter) over something already printed; overprint
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. marks, printed matter, etc, that have been surprinted
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of surprint1

First recorded in 1915–20; sur- 1 + print

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