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publication

publication

60 2.7
The business that makes and sells books, magazines, or newspapers
  • noun
  • /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/
translation icon : industria editorial
  • The following claims are drawn from recent publications in various disciplines.
  • publication date
  • peer-reviewed publications
  • publication of articles

First, dissent is not a structure built into the publication model, OK?

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Examples

  • The latest publication from the local newspaper covers significant community events.

  • The seventeen-year run of this periodical is a record publication in a field characterized by a heavy mortality rate.

    Academic text (1990)
  • And how did you end up creating this publication and this enterprise?

  • We found the rest of them at the campus publication that had been around for a century, run out of this strange little castle.

  • I'm a very big fan of your publication.

  • We believe it will be successful to integrate all forms of electronic publication and communication into our professional lives.

    Academic text (1999)
  • I came to EFL in the year following the publication of The Techniques of Language Learning.

    Academic text (1990)
  • An automotive industry publication published my article on the history of the Indianapolis 500 Race.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It is currently Thursday, which means it is officially publication day for the Magpie Society.

  • She submitted her research to a scholarly publication that shares studies in environmental science.

Synonyms

publishing
vspublication
324 3.3

Business that prepares and sells books and magazines

is the wider industry including both producing and distributing printed materials
printing
vspublication
70 2.0

A business that makes and sells printed items like newspapers and flyers

is broader covering both production and the sale or circulation of materials

Compounds

The only right to be the first to make a work public and sell it

A magazine or journal that comes out at regular times

How Large

publication
60 2.7
vanity press
  • Jargon
1 8.2
hyperlocal
  • Literature
1 7.1

Surface Forms

publication singular
publications plural

Morphology

publication = publish (transparent) = publish + ation

Nominalization extended to refer to the industry or business of publishing; the extension is predictable from 'publish'.

Etymology

The word publication comes from the Latin publicus, meaning 'public', and the related word publish means 'to make public', so the publication industry is the business that makes books, magazines, and other material available to the public.