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Reproduction vs Reprint - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between reproduction and reprint

is that reproduction is the act of reproducing new individuals biologically while reprint is a book, pamphlet or other printed matter that has been published once before but is now being released again.

As a verb reprint is

to print (something) that has been published in print before.

reproduction

English

Noun

  • The act of reproducing new individuals biologically.
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  • The act of making copies.
  • A copy of something, as in a piece of art; a duplicate.
  • reprint

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A book, pamphlet or other printed matter that has been published once before but is now being released again.
  • The reprint is much less expensive than a first edition.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To print (something) that has been published in print before.
  • To renew the impression of.
  • * South
  • The whole business of our redemption is to reprint God's image upon the soul.

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