WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
print′ed mat′ter,
- any of various kinds of printed material that qualifies for a special postal rate.
- a classification of international mail consisting of such items, including catalogs and circulars.
- 1875–80
'printed matter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
box
- bracket
- caret
- electrotype
- imprint
- indent
- linage
- literature
- mock-up
- page
- print
- printing
- register
- reverse
- roman
- am
- art
- bleed
- body type
- display
- doublet
- fax
- fine print
- frame
- freedom of the press
- jim dash
- leaflet
- legibility
- lightface
- lithoprint
- measure
- nonprint
- open
- paragraph
- part
- platemaker
- printing ink
- quad
- read
- readability
- typescript
- typography
- unleaded
- white