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pub·li·ca·tion

(pŭb′lĭ-kā′shən)

1. The act or process of publishing matter in print or electronic form.

2. An issue of printed or electronic matter, such as a book or magazine, offered for distribution or sale.

3. Communication of information to the public: the publication of the latest unemployment figures.

[Middle English publicacioun, act of making public, from Old French publicacion, from Latin pūblicātiō, pūblicātiōn-, from pūblicātus, past participle of pūblicāre, to make public, from pūblicus, public; see public.]

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publication

(ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən)

1. (Journalism & Publishing) the act or process of publishing a printed work

2. (Journalism & Publishing) any printed work offered for sale or distribution

3. the act or an instance of making information public

4. (Law) the act of disseminating defamatory matter, esp by communicating it to a third person. See libel, slander

Archaic word: publishment

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

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pub•li•ca•tion

(ˌpʌb lɪˈkeɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act of 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, esp. a periodical.

[1350–1400; Middle English publicacioun < Latin pūblicātiō making public, confiscation =pūblicā(re) to make public + -tiō -tion]

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Noun	1.	publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution piece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time" format - the general appearance of a publication facing pages, spread head, spreadhead, spread - two facing pages of a book or other publication reissue, reprint, reprinting - a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale new edition - a publication (such as a book) that has been modified or updated and offered again for sale text, textual matter - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" book - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics" volume - a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications; "the third volume was missing"; "he asked for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review" contents, table of contents - a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start read - something that is read; "the article was a very good read" printing, impression - all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" compendium, collection - a publication containing a variety of works periodical - a publication that appears at fixed intervals mag, magazine - a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money" tip sheet - a publication containing the latest information or tips or predictions for a particular business or stock market information or horse racing results, etc. cartoon, sketch - a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine artwork, graphics, nontextual matter, art - photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book" reference, source - a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation" republication - something that has been published again; a fresh publication (as of a literary work)
	2.	publication - the act of issuing printed materials issue printing - the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
	3.	publication - the communication of something to the public; making information generally known communication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
	4.	publication - the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution publishing business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" desktop publishing - (computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials republishing, republication - the act of publishing again contribution - a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story serialisation, serialization - publication in serial form headline - provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline index - provide with an index; "index the book"

publication

noun

1. pamphlet, book, newspaper, magazine, issue, title, leaflet, brochure, booklet, paperback, hardback, periodical, zine (informal), handbill a renewed campaign against pornographic publications

2. announcement, publishing, broadcasting, reporting, airing, appearance, declaration, advertisement, disclosure, proclamation, notification, dissemination, promulgation We have no comment regarding the publication of these photographs.

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publication

noun

1. The act or process of publishing printed matter:

issue, printing, publishing.

2. An issue of printed material offered for sale or distribution:

opus, title, volume, work.

3. The act of announcing:

announcement, annunciation, declaration, proclamation, promulgation.

Translations

شَيئ مَنْشور: كِتاب، مَجَلَّه، نَشْرَهمَنْشُورنَشْر

publikacepublikovánítituloznámení

udgivelsepublikation

Veröffentlichung Bekanntgabe Schrift

δημοσίευση

publicación aparición

julkaisu

publication

izdavanje

kiadványközzététel

útgáfaútgáfa; opinber tilkynning

pubblicazione notifica

出版

출판

leidinys

izdevumspaziņošana atklātībaipublicēšanapublikācija

publicatie

offentliggjøring publikasjon publisering utgivelse

publikacja

publicação

издание публикация

publikáciapublikovanie

izdajaobjava

publikation

สิ่งตีพิมพ์

yayımlama yayınyayınlama

xuất bản

出版物发表出版

publication

[ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən]

A. N (= act) → publicación f, edición f; (= published work) → publicación f
this is not for publication → esto no está destinado a la publicación

B. CPD publication date N → fecha f de publicación
publication details NPL → detalles mpl de publicación

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publication

[ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n

(= publishing) [book, magazine, article] → publication f

(= published book, magazine, article) → publication fpublic bar n (British) → bar mpublic company n → société f anonymepublic convenience n (British) → toilettes fpl publiquespublic defender (US) n → avocat(e) m/f commis(e) d'officepublic enemy n → ennemi m public
to be Public Enemy No 1, to be public enemy number one → être l'ennemi public numéro unpublic enquiry n → enquête f d'utilité publiquepublic gallery n (in parliament, courtroom) → tribune f réservée au publicpublic health n → santé f publiquepublic holiday n (British) → jour m fériépublic house n (British) → pub mpublic housing n (US) → logements mpl sociaux → HLM fplpublic housing project n (US) → cité f HLMpublic inquiry n → enquête f d'utilité publique

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publication

n → Veröffentlichung f, → Publikation f (geh); when’s publication? → wann erscheint das Buch?

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publication

[ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → pubblicazione f

publication

(pabliˈkeiʃən) noun

1. the act of publishing or announcing publicly. the publication of a new novel; the publication of the facts.

2. something that has been published eg a book or magazine. recent publications.

publication

→ مَنْشُور publikace udgivelse Veröffentlichung δημοσίευση publicación julkaisu publication izdavanje pubblicazione 出版 출판 publicatie utgivelse publikacja publicação публикация publikation สิ่งตีพิมพ์ yayımlama xuất bản 出版物

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Its difficulty was much enhanced by the mode of publication; for, it would be very unreasonable to expect that many readers, pursuing a story in portions from month to month through nineteen months, will, until they have it before them complete, perceive the relations of its finer threads to the whole pattern which is always before the eyes of the story-weaver at his loom.

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Melville through the publication of the present volume, and their acquaintance was renewed, lasting for quite a long period.

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In other words, I instantly opened my bag, and took out the top publication. It proved to be an early edition-- only the twenty-fifth--of the famous anonymous work (believed to be by precious Miss Bellows), entitled THE SERPENT AT HOME.

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Challenger, who, being satisfied that no criticism or comment in this book is meant in an offensive spirit, has guaranteed that he will place no impediment to its publication and circulation.

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Wharton made extensive stylistic, punctuation, and spelling changes and revisions between the serial and book publication, and more than thirty subsequent changes were made after the second impression of the book edition had been run off.

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THIS little work was finished in the year 1803, and intended for immediate publication. It was disposed of to a bookseller, it was even advertised, and why the business proceeded no farther, the author has never been able to learn.

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His chief reason for submitting it to that publication was that, having only to travel across the bay from Oakland, a quick decision could be reached.

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WHEN the author of these little tales commenced them, it was her intention to form a short series of such stories as, it was hoped, might not be entirely without moral advantage; but unforeseen circumstances have prevented their completion, and, unwilling to delay the publication any longer, she commits them to the world in their present unfinished state, without any flattering anticipations of their reception.

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In the original form of publication the Rogue was very favorably received.

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Among them, they brought the word 'cynic' into disfavor so deep that any book bearing it was discredited in advance of publication."

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The publication of Pope's Homer marks an important stage in the development of authorship.

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This design was no easy one to accomplish; and it has been a great encouragement to me (during the publication of my story in its periodical form) to know, on the authority of many readers, that the object which I had proposed to myself, I might, in some degree, consider as an object achieved.