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imprimerie

printing house, print shop

noun an-pree-muh-REE Rare
Arts & Culture Literature

Usage Note

Imprimerie can refer both to the place (a print shop) and to the industry or art of printing in general. L'imprimerie as an abstract noun denotes the invention and practice of printing — l'invention de l'imprimerie ('the invention of printing'). The person who works there is an imprimeur (m) or imprimeuse (f).

Examples

"Le livre a été imprimé dans une grande imprimerie."

Natural Translation

The book was printed in a large printing house.

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