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

Some books read like hardcover screenplays, so easily translated to the movies that publishing them first as a novel almost seems like an unnecessary formality.

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The legislation will compel owners of large landholdings to tell the surrounding community more about what happens on their land by publishing a land management plan.

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Fifty years after Smith released her swaggering, era-defining album, Horses, she is back on the road and also publishing a new memoir, titled Bread of Angels.

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We also ask whether publishing has learned anything from what happened – both in giving voice to a broader range of authors, and in relation to the debate over free speech, and the right to offend.

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It added that by not publishing the final report under the university's auspices it hoped "we can minimise the possibility of any further scrutiny of our operations .. thereby attending to related duty of care issues".

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Related Words

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