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letterpress vs printing

printing vs letterpress

letterpress and printing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
letterpress Yes No No No
printing Yes No No No
As nouns, printing is a hypernym of letterpress; that is, printing is a word with a broader meaning than letterpress:
  • letterpress: printing from a plate with raised characters
  • printing: reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
Other hypernyms of letterpress include printing process.
letterpress (noun) printing (noun)
printing from a plate with raised characters the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
text handwritten in the style of printed matter
all the copies of a work printed at one time
Difference between letterpress and printing

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