publication

[puhb-li-key-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of publishing 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.

publication

/ ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• nonpublication noun
• propublication adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of publication¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of publication¹

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

Example Sentences

Accor told the ASA it believed its adverts were accurate as rooms were available at or below the headline prices in the days following their publication.

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By 6 November, it was anchored outside the Russian port of Ust-Luga where it remains at the time of publication.

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Thus, as of the date of publication of this book, no physical artifacts from the vessel have been brought to the surface.

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It also enabled him to retain creative control over the entire production process right up to publication.

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“We don’t understand how big this problem is,” Miller told a press briefing ahead of the report’s publication.

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Related Words

• book 
• booklet 
• brochure 
• information 
• issue 
• magazine 
• news 
• newsletter 
• newspaper 
• pamphlet 
• periodical