printing-n; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: Text handwritten in the style of printed matter.

Commentary: PRINTING[+writing]

Examples:
Her printing is easier to read than her cursive.
Printing is becoming more popular among youth today.

Mappings:
PropBank: printing.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: The business of producing printed material for sale or distribution.

Commentary: PRINTING[+business]

Examples:
Printing is an expanding industry.
We got into printing years ago.

Mappings:
PropBank: printing.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 3: Reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication.

Commentary: PRINTING[+reproduction][+event]

Examples:
His printing of the Bible was especially beautiful.
This text will undergo several printings.

Mappings:
PropBank: printing.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 4: All the copes of a work printed at one time.

Commentary: PRINTING[+quantity]

Examples:
They ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies.
The printing was only 50 copies.

Mappings:
PropBank: printing.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4