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

/ ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən /

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

Other Word Forms

• nonpublication noun
• propublication adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of publication¹

1350–1400; Middle English publicacioun < Latin pūblicātiōn- (stem of pūblicātiō ) a making public, confiscation, equivalent to pūblicāt ( us ) (past participle of pūblicāre to make public ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of publication¹

C14: via Old French from Latin pūblicātiō confiscation of an individual's property, from pūblicāre to seize and assign to public use

Example Sentences

Writing in black pen, Bowie summarised several of the publication's key essays, scoring them out of 10.

From BBC

It hints at the trend of hedge fund managers buying local publications to drain them until they’re husks of their former selves.

From Salon

“Erewhon is going after those really premium customers,” said Jeff Wells, lead editor of the trade publication Grocery Dive.

From Los Angeles Times

He added that he had "never stopped" his councillors from speaking to journalists at the publication.

From BBC

The release on Tuesday followed last month's publication of the US Department of Justice interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, who was an accomplice of Epstein.

From BBC

Related Words

• book 
• booklet 
• brochure 
• information 
• issue 
• magazine 
• news 
• newsletter 
• newspaper 
• pamphlet 
• periodical