Imprint and Outline

Imprint

Imprint noun - A mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it.

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Outline and imprint are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Outline" instead the word "Imprint" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: impression, imprinted, imprinting, imprinter

Outline noun - A line that traces the outer limits of an object or surface.

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Imprint and outline are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Imprint" instead the word "Outline" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: outlined, outlining

full	full imprint	full outline
clear	clear imprint	clear outline
similar	similar imprint	similar outline
perfect	perfect imprint	perfect outline
Other adjectives: original, mature, big, dark, white, permanent, shaped, giant.

Back when Marvel was soliciting scripts for their Epic imprint, the submission guidelines required a story outline that would run for five or six issues.

Source: Writing for the Trade

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