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pub·lish·ing

Audio Help [puhb-li-shing] Pronunciation Key

–noun

the activities or business of a publisher, esp. of books or periodicals: He plans to go into publishing after college.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME (ger.); see publish, -ing¹

]

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pub·lish Audio Help   (pŭb'lĭsh) Pronunciation Key
v.   pub·lished, pub·lish·ing, pub·lish·es

v.   tr.

To prepare and issue (printed material) for public distribution or sale.
To bring to the public attention; announce. See Synonyms at announce.

v. intr.

To issue a publication.
To be the writer or author of published works or a work.

[Middle English publicen, publishen, to make known publicly, from alteration of Old French publier, from Latin pūblicāre; see publication.]

pub'lish·a·ble adj.

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publishing
noun
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution [syn: publication]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈpublishing noun

the business of a publisher

Arabic:	نَشْر
Chinese (Simplified):	出版［业］
Chinese (Traditional):	出版［業］
Czech:	nakladatelské podnikání
Danish:	forlagsvirksomhed
Dutch:	het uitgeven
Estonian:	kirjastamine
Finnish:	kustannustoiminta
French:	édition
German:	die Herausgabe
Greek:	εκδόσεις
Hungarian:	(könyv)kiadás
Icelandic:	útgáfa
Indonesian:	penerbitan
Italian:	editoria

Japanese:	出版業
Korean:	출판(업)
Latvian:	publicēšana; izdošana
Lithuanian:	(knygų) leidyba
Norwegian:	forlagsvirksomhet
Polish:	działalność wydawnicza
Portuguese (Brazil):	edição
Portuguese (Portugal):	publicação
Romanian:	editare
Russian:	издательское дело
Slovak:	nakladateľské podnikanie
Slovenian:	založništvo
Spanish:	edición
Swedish:	förlagsverksamhet
Turkish:	yayıncılık

See also: publisher, publish

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Publishing

Pub"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Published; p. pr. & vb. n. Publishing.] [F. publier, L. publicare, publicatum. See Public, and -ish.]

1. To make public; to make known to mankind, or to people in general; to divulge, as a private transaction; to promulgate or proclaim, as a law or an edict.

Published was the bounty of her name. --Chaucer.

The unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator's power display, And publishes to every land The work of an almighty hand. --Addison.

2. To make known by posting, or by reading in a church; as, to publish banns of marriage.

3. To send forth, as a book, newspaper, musical piece, or other printed work, either for sale or for general distribution; to print, and issue from the press.

4. To utter, or put into circulation; as, to publish counterfeit paper. [U.S.]

To publish a will (Law), to acknowledge it before the witnesses as the testator's last will and testament.

Syn: To announce; proclaim; advertise; declare; promulgate; disclose; divulge; reveal. See Announce.

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