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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.

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pressmark - a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf location call mark, call number 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