publication
English
Etymology
From Middle English publicacioun, from Old French publicacion, from Latin pūblicātiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
publication (countable and uncountable, plural publications)
- The act of publishing printed or other matter.
- 1727, Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope, “Preface”, in Miscellanies in Prose:
- The publication of these papers was not owing to our folly, but that of others.
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- An issue of printed or other matter, offered for sale or distribution.
- The communication of information to the general public etc.
- 1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, OCLC 1051524189:
- His jealousy ... attends the business, the recreations, the publications, and retirements of every man.
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Translations
act of publishing
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an issue of printed or other matter
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communication of information
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French
Etymology
From Latin pūblicātiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /py.bli.ka.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)
Noun
publication f (plural publications)
- publication
- publicizing
Related terms
- publier
Further reading
- “publication”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
Noun
publication (plural publicationes)
- publication, act or process of printing and/or publishing
- publication, a published text or book