imprimée

Imprimée is the feminine singular form of the past participle of imprimer in French. As an adjective, it means printed and is used to describe material that has been produced by printing, such as an edition, a page, or a document.

In publishing and libraries, the term helps distinguish physical, printed material from digital formats. Common phrases include une édition imprimée ("a printed edition"), un exemplaire imprimé ("a printed copy"), or une version imprimée ("a printed version"). For example: Cette édition imprimée comprend des notes de bas de page.

Note that the masculine form is imprimé and the feminine form in plural is imprimées, while the masculine plural is imprimés. The noun imprimé exists in French as a masculine noun meaning a printed form or a printed document (e.g., un imprimé, a form). The feminine past participle imprimée is generally not used as a standalone noun.

Etymology: imprimée is derived from imprimer, via the feminine participle ending -ée, following standard French gender agreement rules for adjectives and participles.

Usage considerations: imprimée agrees with the noun it modifies, e.g., une œuvre imprimée, des documents imprimés. The term is common in formal or administrative language, particularly in bibliographic, archival, or publishing contexts. It should not be confused with related terms such as imprimable (printable) or imprimante (printer).