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pub⋅li⋅ca⋅tion
[puhb-li-key-shuh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like. |
| 2. | the act of bringing before the public; announcement. |
| 3. | the state or fact of being published. |
| 4. | something that is published, esp. a periodical. |
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| pub·li·ca·tion (pŭb'lĭ-kā'shən) n.
[Middle English publicacioun, act of making public, from Old French publicacion, from Latin pūblicātiō, pūblicātiōn-, from pūblicātus, past participle of pūblicāre, to make public, from pūblicus, public; see public.] |
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Publication
Pub`li*ca"tion\, n. [L. publicatio confiscation: cf. F. publication. See Publish.]1. The act of publishing or making known; notification to the people at large, either by words, writing, or printing; proclamation; divulgation; promulgation; as, the publication of the law at Mount Sinai; the publication of the gospel; the publication of statutes or edicts. 2. The act of offering a book, pamphlet, engraving, etc., to the public by sale or by gratuitous distribution. The publication of these papers was not owing to our folly, but that of others. --Swift. 3. That which is published or made known; especially, any book, pamphlet, etc., offered for sale or to public notice; as, a daily or monthly publication. 4. An act done in public. [R. & Obs.] His jealousy . . . attends the business, the recreations, the publications, and retirements of every man. --Jer. Taylor. Publication of a libel (Law), such an exhibition of a libel as brings it to the notice of at least one person other than the person libeled. Publication of a will (Law), the delivery of a will, as his own, by a testator to witnesses who attest it.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Publication
Spanish:
publicación,
German:
die Veröffentlichung, die Bekanntgabe,
Japanese:
出版
publication
1387, "the act of making publicly known," from O.Fr. publicacion (14c.), from L. publicationem (nom. publicatio) "a making public," n. of action from publicatus, pp. of publicare "make public," from publicus (see public). Meaning "the issuing of a book" is first recorded 1576; "thing so issued" 1656.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: pub·li·ca·tion
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of publishing
2 : a published work
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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