"letterpress" meaning in English

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        "The printing process in which ink is applied to the top surface of a raised image area, which is then pressed against paper to transfer the image."
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          "roman": "huóbǎn yìnshuā",
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        "(printing) Printing directly from type, in distinction from printing from plates."
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