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publication en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

Etymology

From Middle English publicacioun, from Old French publicacion, from Latin pūblicātiō. By surface analysis, public + -ation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of publishing printed or other matter.
   • Owing to the time lag which must occur between the dates of closing for press and publication, it sometimes happens that items of news are out of date, or inaccurate, by the time they reach readers. 1947 January and February, “Notes and News: Steamer Services on the Clyde”, in Railway Magazine, page 50:
   • The publication of these papers was not owing to our folly, but that of others. 1727, Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, “Preface”, in Miscellanies in Prose:
2. (countable, uncountable) An issue of printed or other matter, offered for sale or distribution.
3. (countable, uncountable) The communication of information to the general public etc.
   • His jealousy ... attends the business, the recreations, the publications, and retirements of every man. 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:

Forms

Deriveds

republication · postpublication · publication bias · salami publication · copublication · nonpublication · micropublication · vertical publication · depublication · e-publication · prepublication · overpublication · nanopublication · weblication · abstract publication

Translations (145)

sl publikacija (an issue of printed or other matter) · cmn 發表 /发表 (communication of information) · ja 発行 (act of publishing) · gl publicación (act of publishing) · bg публика́ция (an issue of printed or other matter) · el δημοσίευση (communication of information) · sk publikácia (an issue of printed or other matter) · th สิ่งพิมพ์ (an issue of printed or other matter) · ru опубликова́ние (communication of information) · de Veröffentlichung (an issue of printed or other matter) · hi घोषणा (communication of information) · fr publication (an issue of printed or other matter) · be абвяшчэ́нне (communication of information) · cmn 發行 /发行 (act of publishing) · cmn 發表 /发表 (act of publishing) · ja 公表 (communication of information) · fr publication (act of publishing) · de Veröffentlichung (act of publishing) · mr प्रकाशन (an issue of printed or other matter) · es publicación (communication of information) · ar مَنْشُور (communication of information) · nn publikasjon (an issue of printed or other matter) · th การแพร่ข่าว (communication of information) · cmn 出版 (act of publishing) · sv publicering (act of publishing) · ru обнаро́дование (act of publishing) · cs oznámení (communication of information) · hi प्रकाशन (an issue of printed or other matter) · uk оголо́шення (communication of information) · ar مَنْشُور (an issue of printed or other matter) · ms penerbitan (act of publishing) · uk обнаро́дування (communication of information) · be абнаро́дванне (act of publishing) · ru изда́ние (an issue of printed or other matter) · it pubblicazione (act of publishing) · nl publicatie (act of publishing) · gd foillseachadh (act of publishing) · bg оповестя́ване (communication of information) · ko 출판 (act of publishing) · ko 출판물 (an issue of printed or other matter) · pt publicação (communication of information) · mr प्रकाशन (act of publishing) · be апублікава́нне (act of publishing) · pl wydawnictwo (an issue of printed or other matter) · be абнаро́дванне (communication of information) · bg изда́ние (an issue of printed or other matter) · ru опубликова́ние (act of publishing) · ja 発刊 (an issue of printed or other matter) · ga foilseachán (an issue of printed or other matter) · id terbitan (an issue of printed or other matter) · hu kihirdetés (communication of information) · ko 간행 (act of publishing) · ml പ്രസിദ്ധീകരണം (an issue of printed or other matter) · uk опублікува́ння (communication of information) · hi प्रकटन (communication of information) · ja 刊行物 (an issue of printed or other matter) · uk обнаро́дування (act of publishing) · cs titul (an issue of printed or other matter) · af publikasie (an issue of printed or other matter) · id penerbitan (act of publishing) · fi julkaisu (an issue of printed or other matter) · bg разглася́ване (communication of information) · ro revistă (an issue of printed or other matter) · pl publikacja (act of publishing) · cmn 出版物 (an issue of printed or other matter) · cs publikace (an issue of printed or other matter) · be публіка́цыя (act of publishing) · grc ἔκδοσις (act of publishing) · id perumuman (communication of information) · fi julkistus (act of publishing) · cs publikování (act of publishing) · ca publicació (an issue of printed or other matter) · th สิ่งพิมพ์เผยแพร่ (an issue of printed or other matter) · pt publicação (an issue of printed or other matter) · cmn 刊物 (an issue of printed or other matter) · uk опублікува́ння (act of publishing) · hu publikáció (an issue of printed or other matter) · bg обнаро́дване (act of publishing) · hu kiadás (act of publishing) · ca publicació (act of publishing) · grc ἔκδοσις (an issue of printed or other matter) · eo publikigo (communication of information) · ja 発表 (communication of information) · sv publikation (an issue of printed or other matter) · ko 발간 (an issue of printed or other matter) · el έκδοση (act of publishing) · ja 出版 (act of publishing) · ro publicație (an issue of printed or other matter) · pt publicação (act of publishing) · nb publikasjon (an issue of printed or other matter) · uk публіка́ція (act of publishing) · ro publicare (act of publishing) · gd foillseachadh (communication of information) · hu kiadvány (an issue of printed or other matter) · gl publicación (an issue of printed or other matter) · ga foilsiú (act of publishing) · it periodico (an issue of printed or other matter) · af publikasie (act of publishing) · el έκδοση (an issue of printed or other matter) · hi प्रकाशन (act of publishing) · be агалашэ́нне (communication of information) · ko 발행 (act of publishing) · ga foilsiú (communication of information) · ga foilsitheoireacht (act of publishing) · hi प्रकटन (an issue of printed or other matter) · de Publikation (an issue of printed or other matter) · bg публику́ване (act of publishing) · sk oznámenie (communication of information) · ar نَشْر (act of publishing) · ja 刊行 (act of publishing) · ru оглаше́ние (communication of information) · hu közlemény (an issue of printed or other matter) · be публiка́цыя (an issue of printed or other matter) · ms terbitan (an issue of printed or other matter) · uk вида́ння (an issue of printed or other matter) · ru публика́ция (an issue of printed or other matter) · ko 간행물 (an issue of printed or other matter) · af publikasie (communication of information) · pl publikacja (an issue of printed or other matter) · it pubblicazione (an issue of printed or other matter) · eo publikigaĵo (an issue of printed or other matter) · hu közzététel (communication of information) · sk vydanie (an issue of printed or other matter) · hi विज्ञापन (communication of information) · oc publicacion (act of publishing) · oc publicacion (an issue of printed or other matter) · be выда́нне (an issue of printed or other matter) · ko 공표 (communication of information) · ko 발표 (communication of information) · eo eldono (an issue of printed or other matter) · hu publikálás (act of publishing) · es publicación (act of publishing) · ja 出版物 (an issue of printed or other matter) · ml പ്രസിദ്ധീകരണം (act of publishing) · eo publikigo (act of publishing) · hu kiadás (an issue of printed or other matter) · id publikasi (communication of information) · uk публіка́ція (an issue of printed or other matter) · es publicación (an issue of printed or other matter) · gd foillseachadh (an issue of printed or other matter) · it rivista (an issue of printed or other matter) · ru обнаро́дование (communication of information) · th การตีพิมพ์ (act of publishing) · ru публика́ция (act of publishing) · fi julkistaminen (communication of information)