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Definition of printing press noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

printing press

noun

/ˈprɪntɪŋ pres/

/ˈprɪntɪŋ pres/

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a machine that produces books, newspapers, etc. by pressing a surface covered in ink (= coloured liquid for writing, drawing, etc.) onto paper

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