publication

pub·li·ca·tion

P0643300 (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.

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[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.]

publication

(ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən) n1. (Journalism & Publishing) the act or process of publishing a printed work2. (Journalism & Publishing) any printed work offered for sale or distribution3. the act or an instance of making information public4. (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]

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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distributionpiece 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 publicationfacing pages, spread head, spreadhead, spread - two facing pages of a book or other publicationreissue, reprint, reprinting - a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for salenew edition - a publication (such as a book) that has been modified or updated and offered again for saletext, 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 startread - 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 worksperiodical - a publication that appears at fixed intervalsmag, 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 magazineartwork, 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 materialsissueprinting - the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
	3.	publication - the communication of something to the public; making information generally knowncommunication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
	4.	publication - the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distributionpublishingbusiness 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 materialsrepublishing, republication - the act of publishing againcontribution - a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or storyserialisation, serialization - publication in serial formheadline - provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headlineindex - provide with an index; "index the book"

publication

noun1. pamphlet, book, newspaper, magazine, issue, title, leaflet, brochure, booklet, paperback, hardback, periodical, zine (informal), handbill a renewed campaign against pornographic publications2. announcement, publishing, broadcasting, reporting, airing, appearance, declaration, advertisement, disclosure, proclamation, notification, dissemination, promulgation We have no comment regarding the publication of these photographs.

publication

noun1. 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

出版物发表出版

publication

(pabliˈkeiʃən) noun1. the act of publishing or announcing publicly. the publication of a new novel; the publication of the facts. 出版，發表 出版，发表 2. something that has been published eg a book or magazine. recent publications. 出版物 出版物

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