publication

[ puhb-li-key-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.

  2. the act of bringing before thepublic; announcement.

  1. the state or fact of being published.

  2. something that is published, especially a periodical.

Origin of publication

1
1350–1400; Middle English publicacioun<Latin pūblicātiōn- (stem of pūblicātiō) a making public, confiscation, equivalent to pūblicāt(us) (past participle of pūblicāre to make public) + -iōn--ion

Other words from publication

  • non·pub·li·ca·tion, noun
  • pro·pub·li·ca·tion, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for publication

publication

/ (ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act or process of publishing a printed work

  2. any printed work offered for sale or distribution

  1. the act or an instance of making information public

  2. the act of disseminating defamatory matter, esp by communicating it to a third person: See libel, slander

Origin of publication

1
C14: via Old French from Latin pūblicātiō confiscation of an individual's property, from pūblicāre to seize and assign to public use
  • Archaic word: publishment

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