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microprint

[ mahy-kruh-print ]

noun

  1. a microphotograph reproduced in print for reading by a magnifying device.


microprint

/ ˈ³¾²¹Éª°ì°ùəʊˌ±è°ùɪ²Ô³Ù /

noun

  1. a microphotograph reproduced on paper and read by a magnifying device. It is used in order to reduce the size of large books, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of microprint1

First recorded in 1930–35; micro- + print
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Example Sentences

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The error appears in what the bank describes as “microprint,†a miniature section of text, which in this case also doubles as the ground beneath a women’s and maternity hospital depicted on the note.

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A diamond cat brooch was pinned to his tie, and his tight black pants were covered in a microprint of his own likeness, which ran up and down the leg and, from far away, looked like a thick pinstripe.

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There is also microprint hidden inside the images.

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A two-volume microprint edition has been available since 1971, but requires a magnifying glass to read.

He thinks the solution is already at hand, in microprint.

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