Previously impressed or marked beforehand; having received an impression in advance.
From 'fore-' meaning before, plus 'impressed' from Latin 'imprimere' meaning 'to press into or mark.' The prefix indicates that the impression came first.
In printing, foreimpressed papers were pre-marked with watermarks or designs before additional printing—a medieval technique that created layered impressions, the ancestor of modern security features on currency and documents.
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