out-of-print

[ out-uh v-print ]
/ ˈaʊt əvˈprɪnt /

adjective

being no longer published; no longer printed or reprinted: a bookstore specializing in out-of-print books.

noun

a book, pamphlet, etc., that is no longer published.

Origin of out-of-print

First recorded in 1665–75

Definition for out of print (2 of 2)

Origin of print

1250–1300; (noun) Middle English prent(e), print(e), prient(e) < Old French priente impression, print, noun use of feminine past participle of preindre to press1 < Latin premere; (v.) Middle English prenten, derivative of the noun

OTHER WORDS FROM print

un·print·ed, adjective well-print·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH print

prince prints

British Dictionary definitions for out of print

print
/ (prɪnt) /

verb

noun

See also print out

Word Origin for print

C13 priente, from Old French: something printed, from preindre to make an impression, from Latin premere to press

Idioms and Phrases with out of print (1 of 2)

out of print

see under in print; also see go out, def. 6.

Idioms and Phrases with out of print (2 of 2)

print