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pub·li·ca·tion
(pŭb′lĭ-kā′shən)n.
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)n
Archaic word: publishment 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
[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. [画像:publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution]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
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.
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
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
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"
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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
noun1. The act or process of publishing printed matter:
3. The act of announcing:
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Translations
شَيئ مَنْشور: كِتاب، مَجَلَّه، نَشْرَهمَنْشُور نَشْر
publikacepublikovánítituloznámení
udgivelsepublikation
julkaisu
izdavanje
kiadványközzététel
útgáfaútgáfa; opinber tilkynning
出版
출판
leidinys
izdevumspaziņošana atklātībaipublicēšanapublikācija
publikáciapublikovanie
izdajaobjava
publikation
สิ่งตีพิมพ์
xuất bản
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
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
publication details NPL → detalles mpl de publicación
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
publication
[ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən] n (= publishing) [book, magazine, article] → publication f
(= published book, magazine, article) → publication fpublic bar n (British) → bar mpublic company n → société f anonyme public convenience n (British) → toilettes fpl publiquespublic defender (US) n → avocat(e) m/f commis(e) d'office public 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 publique public gallery n (in parliament, courtroom) → tribune f réservée au public public health n → santé f publique public holiday n (British) → jour m férié public house n (British) → pub mpublic housing n (US) → logements mpl sociaux → HLM fplpublic housing project n (US) → cité f HLM public inquiry n → enquête f d'utilité publique
to be Public Enemy No 1, to be public enemy number one → être l'ennemi public numéro unpublic enquiry n → enquête f d'utilité publique public gallery n (in parliament, courtroom) → tribune f réservée au public public health n → santé f publique public holiday n (British) → jour m férié public house n (British) → pub mpublic housing n (US) → logements mpl sociaux → HLM fplpublic housing project n (US) → cité f HLM public inquiry n → enquête f d'utilité publique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
publication
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
publication
(pabliˈkeiʃən) noun1. the act of publishing or announcing publicly. the publication of a new novel; the publication of the facts. publikasie نَشْر оповестяване publicação publikování die Veröffentlichung, die Bekanntgabe udgivelse δημοσίευση publicación üllitamine نشر؛ انتشار julkaisu publication הוֹצָאָה לָאוֹר प्रकाशन közzététel, kiadás publikasi útgáfa; opinber tilkynning pubblicazione 出版 출판, 발표 išleidimas, paskelbimas publicēšana; paziņošana atklātībai dikeluarkan kpd umum publicatie, bekendmaking offentliggjøring, publisering publikacja خپور،نشر publicação publicare опубликование publikovanie objava objavljivanje publicering ธุรกิจการพิมพ์ yayınlama 出版,發表 опублікування, видання تشہير sự công bố; sự xuất bản sách 出版,发表
2. something that has been published eg a book or magazine. recent publications. publikasie شَيئ مَنْشور: كِتاب، مَجَلَّه، نَشْرَه издание publicação publikace die Veröffentlichung publikation; udgivelse έκδοση, έντυπο publicación üllitis هرگونه اثر چاپ شده julkaisu publication פרסום प्रकाशन kiadás, kiadvány penerbitan útgáfa pubblicazione 刊行物 출판물 leidinys publikācija; izdevums penerbitan publicatie publikasjon, verk publikacja, wydawnictwo هر ډول خپور شوى اثر publicação publicaţie, nouă apariţie издание publikácia izdaja publikacija publikation สิ่งตีพิมพ์ yayın 出版物 видання اشاعت، طباعت xuất bản phẩm 出版物
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→ 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009