publication
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lɪˈkeɪ 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, especially a periodical.
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is always a great word to know.
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publication (ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or process of publishing a printed work |
| 2. | any printed work offered for sale or distribution |
| 3. | the act or an instance of making information public |
| 4. | libel See slander the act of disseminating defamatory matter, esp by communicating it to a third person |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin pūblicātiō confiscation of an individual's property, from pūblicāre to seize and assign to public use] | |
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Word Origin & History
publication
late 14c., "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
1570s; "thing so issued" 1650s.
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Example sentences
All material in this publication may be reprinted freely.
Only as means of publication were multiplied and made more available did it take on the natural tones of everyday use.
If it wasn't print publication, it was web publication.
The results of the study are being prepared for publication, and could be out next month.
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