Etymology : Middle English publicacioun, from Middle French publication, from Latin publication-, publicatio, from publicare, from publicus public
Pronunciation : "p&-bl&-kA-sh&n
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. process of producing and distributing printed material; any printed material that has been produced and distributed (such as journals, pamphlets, etc.); act of publicizing, act of advertising. publication\pub`li*ca"tion\ , n. [l. publicatio confiscation: cf. f. publication. see:
publish.].
2. the act of publishing or making known; notification to the people at large, either by words, writing, or printing; proclamation; divulgation; promulgation; as, the publication of the law at mount sinai; the publication of the gospel; the publication of statutes or edicts.
3. the act of offering a book, pamphlet, engraving, etc., to the public by sale or by gratuitous distribution. the publication of these papers was not owing to our folly, but that of others.
4. that which is published or made known; especially, any book, pamphlet, etc., offered for sale or to public notice; as, a daily or monthly publication.
5. an act done in public. [r. & obs.] his jealousy attends the business, the recreations, the publications, and retirements of every man. taylor.publication of a libel (law), such an exhibition of a libel as brings it to the notice of at least one person other than the person libeled.publication of a will (law), the delivery of a will, as his own, by a testator to witnesses who attest it.publication n.
6. a printed work offered for distribution.
7. the act of issuing printed materials [syn: issue].
8. the business of publishing [syn: publishing].
9. The act of publishing or making known; notification to the people at large, either by words, writing, or printing; proclamation; divulgation; promulgation; as, the publication of the law at Mount Sinai; the publication of the gospel; the publication of statutes or edicts.
10. The act of offering a book, pamphlet, engraving, etc., to the public by sale or by gratuitous distribution.
11. That which is published or made known; especially, any book, pamphlet, etc., offered for sale or to public notice; as, a daily or monthly publication.
12. An act done in public. the business of publishing a copy of a printed work offered for distribution.
13. 1. The publication of a book or magazine is the act of printing it and sending it to shops to be sold. The guide is being translated into several languages for publication near Christmas The publication of his collected poems was approaching the status of an event.
14. A publication is a book or magazine that has been published. They have started legal proceedings against two publications which spoke of an affair.
15. The publication of something such as information is the act of making it known to the public, for example by informing journalists or by publishing a government document. A spokesman said: `We have no comment regarding the publication of these photographs.'.