publication

American  

[puhb-li-key-shuhn] / ˌpʌb lɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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.

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publication British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• nonpublication noun
• propublication adjective

Etymology

Origin of publication

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

Example Sentences

One of the accounts shut down by TikTok - though still operating on Instagram at the time of publication - has caused further anger by stealing videos from real people.

From BBC

As of this story’s publication, no charges have been filed against either Paul or Mortensen.

From Salon

Shy Girl by US author Mia Ballard had been scheduled for publication in the US next month, but that will no longer go ahead, publisher Hachette said.

From BBC

Hachette Book Group canceled the U.S. publication of “Shy Girl” after an investigation into the book’s origins.

From The Wall Street Journal

One of the posts I saw soon after the story’s publication was an Instagram portrait Maricela Cueva took when the two met a few years ago during a conference in Burbank.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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