publication
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English publicacioun, from Old French publicacion, from Latin pūblicātiō.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
publication (countable and uncountable, plural publications)
- The act of publishing printed or other matter.
- 1727, Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope, “Preface”, in Miscellanies in Prose:
- The publication of these papers was not owing to our folly, but that of others.
- An issue of printed or other matter, offered for sale or distribution.
- The communication of information to the general public etc.
- 1673, Jeremy Taylor, Heniaytos: A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year […]
- His jealousy […] attends the business, the recreations, the publications, and retirements of every man.
- 1673, Jeremy Taylor, Heniaytos: A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year […]
TranslationsEdit
act of publishing
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an issue of printed or other matter
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communication of information
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FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin pūblicātiō.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
publication f (plural publications)
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “publication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
InterlinguaEdit
NounEdit
publication (plural publicationes)
- publication, act or process of printing and/or publishing
- publication, a published text or book