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pressmark

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press·mark  (prsmärk)
n.
1. Printing A notation or figure in the margin of a printed sheet indicating the press on which it was printed.
2. Chiefly British A notation in or on a book indicating where it should be placed in a library.

pressmark [ˈprɛsˌmɑːk]
n
(Library Science & Bibliography) Library science a location mark on a book indicating a specific bookcase
[from press1 (in the sense: cupboard) + mark1]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pressmarkpressmark - a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location
mark - a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark"
Translations
pressmark [ˈpresmɑːk] N (Brit) → signatura f
pressmark [ˈprɛsˌmɑːk] n (on library book) → segnatura
pressmark [ˈprɛsˌmɑːk] n (on library book) → segnatura


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