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republication

[ree-puhb-li-key-shuh n]
noun
  1. publication anew.
  2. a book or the like published again.
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Origin of republication

First recorded in 1720–30; re- + publication
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Examples from the Web for republication

Historical Examples of republication

  • Indeed there is very little in it deserving of republication.

    Bibliomania; or Book-Madness

    Thomas Frognall Dibdin

  • It is only natural that an author should say a few words about a republication of this kind.

    The Lost Child

    Henry Kingsley

  • It was a 'republication' of the highest truth about God which had been realized hitherto.

    Lux Mundi

    Various

  • The republication of these essays is only to be justified on the ground that every little helps.

  • In the republication of 1817 they appear under the heading of "landing-places."

Word Origin and History for republication

n.

1730, from re- + publication.

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