publishing

[puhb-li-shing]

noun

1. the activities or business of a publisher, especially of books or periodicals.

   He plans to go into publishing after college.

Word History and Origins

Origin of publishing¹

1375–1425; late Middle English (gerund); publish, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Studio group Canal+ was listed in London, while advertising group Havas was listed in Amsterdam and publishing firm Louis Hachette Group in Paris.

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The club has stopped the established precedent of publishing the percentages of which type of tickets make up each game's away allocation.

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The catalog begins with fin de siècle Europe, when the emergence of mass publishing began to lead to a firmer distinction between subordinate illustrators and visionary fine artists.

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Adrienne Vaughan, 45, the head of the US branch of Bloomsbury publishing house, died after she was flung from the motorboat in the holiday hotspot in southern Italy in August 2023.

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The new printed version is the first time the government has opted for paper emergency guidelines for the public after previously publishing them online.

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