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publishing house
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noun
a company that publishes books, pamphlets, engravings, or the like: a venerable publishing house in Boston.
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Origin of publishing house
First recorded in 1820â30
Words nearby publishing house
public works, Public Works Administration, publish, publisher, publishing, publishing house, publishment, publish or perish, pubococcygeus, PUC, puca
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