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publication

[ puhb-li-key-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of publishing publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
  2. the act of bringing before the public; announcement.
  3. the state or fact of being published.
  4. something that is published, especially a periodical.


publication

/ ˌʌɪˈɪʃə /

noun

  1. the act or process of publishing a printed work
  2. any printed work offered for sale or distribution
  3. the act or an instance of making information public
  4. the act of disseminating defamatory matter, esp by communicating it to a third person See libel slander
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDzpܲ··tDz noun
  • pܲ··tDz adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of publication1

1350–1400; Middle English publicacioun < Latin ūپō- (stem of ūپō ) a making public, confiscation, equivalent to ū ( us ) (past participle of ū to make public ) + -ō- -ion
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Word History and Origins

Origin of publication1

C14: via Old French from Latin ūپō confiscation of an individual's property, from ū to seize and assign to public use
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The plan's publication comes amid heightened fears over Russia's military ambitions in the region, in light of the ongoing full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

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Mostly it was just time consuming, especially doing the manual publication filtering.

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His reign was not perfect, and his liberal creed antagonized enough conservative Catholics that a counter-movement has emerged in the U.S., complete with its own conferences, private schools and publications.

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On Monday morning, the Vatican announced the 88-year-old pope had died of a stroke and “irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse,” according to the Vatican News, an official publication of the Vatican.

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Ms Hall said on Tuesday, after the publication of the committee report on public order policing in London: "We cannot stand by and wait for a tragic incident to happen, action must be taken."

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