offprint

[ awf-print, of- ]

noun

1. Also called separate. a reprint of an article that originally appeared as part of a larger publication.

verb (used with object)

1. to reprint separately, as an article from a larger publication.

offprint

/ ˈɒfˌprɪnt /

noun

1. Also called (US)separate a separate reprint of an article that originally appeared in a larger publication

verb

1. tr to reprint (an article taken from a larger publication) separately

Word History and Origins

Origin of offprint¹

1880–85; translation of German Abdruck

Example Sentences

Starting May 20, the Turbine Hall of Tate Modern will host the second edition of Offprint London.

From Time

Each November, as hundreds of photographers and artists converge on the French capital for Paris Photo, photobook enthusiasts gather to celebrate the year’s best productions at events like the Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards, which has eestablished itself as the leading photography book award, and Offprint, a popular independent publishing fair.

From Time

With it come a slew of satellite events, including the independent publishing fair Offprint Paris, a Martin Scorsese exhibition at La Cinémathèque Française and the photographer Alex Prager’s first solo show in France at the Galerie Des Galeries.

From New York Times

Away from the Grand Palais, art and photography publishing fair Offprint returns this year, as does Le PhotobookFest 2015, featuring a pop-up bookshop and book-making events, and book fair on a boat, Polycopies, featuring 36 independent publishers.

From Time

Receiving an offprint a few years later, Escher wrote to Lionel expressing his admiration for the “continuous flights of steps” in the paper, and enclosing a print of Ascending and Descending.

From The Guardian

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