microprint

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Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)
Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.
English micro-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Proto-Indo-European *per-?
Proto-Indo-European *pres-der.
Proto-Italic *pres-
Latin premō
Latin imprimoder.
Middle English emprintenaph.
Middle English *printen
English print
English microprint

    From micro- + print.

    Noun

    microprint (countable and uncountable, plural microprints)

    1. (uncountable) Extremely small print
      • 1994, Rudolf L Van Renesse, Optical Document Security:
        To this end, for instance, microprint may be used, which is beyond the resolution of copying systems but requires a magnifier to be verified.
    2. (countable) A document bearing a microreproduction of printed text

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