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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pub′li kā′shən)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026pub•li•ca•tion /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation
n.
- Printing[uncountable] the act of publishing a book, periodical, piece of music, or the like.
- the act of bringing before the public;
announcement:[uncountable]the publication of the emergency plans for school closings.
- something published:[countable]had 30 publications to his credit.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026pub•li•ca•tion
(pub′li kā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- Printingthe act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
- the act of bringing before the public;
announcement.
- the state or fact of being published.
- something that is published, esp. a periodical.
- Latin pūblicātiōn- (stem of pūblicātiō) a making public, confiscation, equivalent. to pūblicāt(us) (past participle of pūblicāre to make public) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English publicacioun 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
publication /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/ n - the act or process of publishing a printed work
- any printed work offered for sale or distribution
- the act or an instance of making information public
- the act of disseminating defamatory matter, esp by communicating it to a third person
See libel, slander
Etymology: 14th Century: 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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