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Meaning of imprint

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

imprint

Pronunciation:/ˈɪm.pɹɪnt//ˈɪm.pɹɪnt/

noun

Definitions

  1. An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.

    Example: The day left an imprint in my mind.

  2. The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; a publishing house.

  3. A distinctive marking, symbol or logo.

    Example: The shirts bore the company imprint on the right sleeve.

imprint

Pronunciation:/ɪmˈpɹɪnt/

verb

Definitions

  1. To leave a print, impression, image, etc.

    Example: For a fee, they can imprint the envelopes with a monogram.

  2. To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are.

  3. To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.