noun
imprint
A trade name or division under which a publisher issues books.
The publisher releases children's books under an imprint called Willow.
Etymology
Books carried an imprint naming their printer or publisher. That identifying notice supplied a name for the publishing brand or division under which the books appeared.
More examples
- Her novel comes out this fall under a new imprint.
- The company owns three imprints that specialize in science fiction.
- She works as an editor at a small poetry imprint.
Forms
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