publication
/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
publication noun: the act of publishing printed or other matter.
Noun
publication (countable and uncountable, plural publications)
- The act of publishing printed or other matter.
- 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
- 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which must occur between the dates of closing for press and publication, it sometimes happens that items of news are out of date, or inaccurate, by the time they reach readers.1947 January and February, “Notes and News: Steamer Services on the Clyde”, in Railway Magazine, page 50
- An issue of printed or other matter, offered for sale or distribution.
- 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
publication meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
publication in Hindi
- act of publishing
- प्रकाशन prakāśan
- an issue of printed or other matter
- प्रकाशन prakāśan, प्रकटन prakṭan
- communication of information
- प्रकटन prakṭan, विज्ञापन vijñāpan, घोषणा ghoṣṇā
publication in Tamil
- வெளியீடு, பதிப்பு, பிரசுரம்
publication in Marathi
- act of publishing
- प्रकाशन prakāśan
- an issue of printed or other matter
- प्रकाशन prakāśan
publication in Urdu
- publication
- اشاعت iśā’at
More languagesFewer languages
- publication in Bengali
- বিজ্ঞাপন biggapon, প্রচার procar, প্রকাশ prokaś
- publication in Telugu
- ప్రకటన prakaṭana, ప్రకటనము prakaṭanamu, రట్టు raṭṭu, ప్రాచుర్యము prācuryamu
- publication in Malayalam
- പ്രസിദ്ധീകരണം prasiddhīkaraṇaṁ
- publication in Kannada
- ಪ್ರಕಟಣೆ, ಪ್ರಕಾಶನ
- publication in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਨ
- publication in Odia
- ଜାତ jāta
- publication in Nepali
- प्रकाशन, प्रकाशना
- publication in Pashto
- خپرونه xparawə́na
- publication in Arabic
- نَشْر našr, مَنْشُور manšūr
- publication in Malay
- penerbitan, terbitan
- publication in Indonesian
- penerbitan, terbitan, perumuman, publikasi
- publication in Thai
- การตีพิมพ์, สิ่งพิมพ์, สิ่งพิมพ์เผยแพร่ sìng-pim-pə̌əi-prɛ̂ɛ, การแพร่ข่าว
Examples of publication in a sentence
- Following its publication, the novel received widespread acclaim from literary critics.
- Breaking news may contain incomplete information, factual errors, or poor editing because of a rush to publication.
- Three drafts of his report were peer-reviewed before it was accepted for publication.
Forms of publication
| plural | publications |
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Origin of publication
From Middle English publicacioun, from Old French publicacion, from Latin pūblicātiō. By surface analysis, public + -ation.
Words formed from publication
Phrases with publication
Words that rhyme with publication
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about publication
- What does publication mean?
- Publication means the act of publishing printed or other matter.
- What is publication in Hindi?
- Publication in Hindi is प्रकाशन (prakāśan), प्रकटन (prakṭan), विज्ञापन (vijñāpan). See Publication meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is publication?
- Publication is a noun.
- How do you pronounce publication?
- Publication is pronounced /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/.
- What is the plural of publication?
- The plural of publication is publications.
Words near publication in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: publication (page history and authors); publication (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اشاعت (Urdu) (page history and authors); প্রকাশ (Bengali) (page history and authors); ప్రకటన (Telugu) (page history and authors); publication (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); publication (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ଜାତ (Odia) (page history and authors); publication (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); خپرونه (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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