"small press" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: small presses [plural]
Etymology: From small + press (a printing press/press company). Etymology templates: {{com|en|small|press|tr2=a printing press/press company}} small + press (a printing press/press company) Head templates: {{en-noun}} small press (plural small presses)
  1. A small-scale publishing company. Translations (small-scale publishing company): 小型出版社 (xiǎoxíng chūbǎnshè) (Chinese Mandarin), pienkustantamo (Finnish), pienpaino (Finnish), maison d’édition indépendante [feminine] (French), éditeur indépendant [masculine] (French)

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