micropublicationn.
/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)pʌblᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkroʊˌpəbləˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ Publication in microform; = micropublishing n.
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micropublishing1959
micropublication1971
1971 Newsweek 22 Mar. 77/2 For a complex application of printer's ink, that could be the breakeven press run as against micropublication.
1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Apr. 465 Micropublication would make [an edition]..seem more difficult and unapproachable than it actually is.
1988 Los Angeles Times 10 Sept. ii. 7/1 A Northern California firm specializing in what it calls ‘micropublication’—miniaturizing printed pages onto single, small cards.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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