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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

printing house

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
print-ing -house
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An institution or commercial company chiefly devoted to printing.

noun

The building where printing occurs.

noun

A place to make personal copies.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the expansive sense of house to refer to any building, particularly those like shops or workshops where people work together for a common purpose. Originally used in reference to printing workshops supplying or included within a bookshop; later used more expansively to refer to any institution or company involved in printing.

Inflected Forms

printing houses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bindery bookbindery

Synonyms

publishing house publisher printing press press printing shop printshop printer's printer imprimery printworks copy shop

Questions

What does printing house mean?
An institution or commercial company chiefly devoted to printing.
Where does printing house come from?
From the expansive sense of house to refer to any building, particularly those like shops or workshops where people work together for a common purpose. Originally used in reference to printing workshops supplying or included within a bookshop; later used more expansively to refer to any institution or company involved in printing.

How to pronounce printing house

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