publication

B2 Topic:Media & Publishing

US /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ See IPA manual

Freq #14624

Meanings

1

noun
A book, magazine, or other printed work that is made available to people.

The library subscribes to dozens of scientific publications.
2

noun
The act of printing a book or article and making it available to the public.

The publication of her first novel changed her life.
3

noun
The business of producing and selling printed material.

After college she found work in publication.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · the act of printing a book... issue

3 noun · the business of producing... publishing

Word family

Forms publications

Derived forms copublicationdepublicatione-publicationmicropublicationnanopublicationnonpublicationoverpublicationpostpublicationprepublicationrepublicationweblication

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Phrases (1)

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serial publication
a publication issued in successive parts at regular intervals

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English publicacioun, from Old French publicacion, from Latin pūblicātiō. By surface analysis, public + -ation.

publicacioun Middle English publicacion Old French pūblicātiō Latin

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Topics

Media & Publishing

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# publication

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
**Frequency rank:** 14624

## Meanings
1. A book, magazine, or other printed work that is made available to people.
2. The act of printing a book or article and making it available to the public.
3. The business of producing and selling printed material.

## Examples
- The library subscribes to dozens of scientific publications.
- The publication of her first novel changed her life.
- After college she found work in publication.

## Derived Forms
- copublication
- depublication
- e-publication
- micropublication
- nanopublication
- nonpublication
- overpublication
- postpublication
- prepublication
- republication
- weblication

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: publicacioun
- Root: publicacion
- Root: pūblicātiō

## Etymology
From Middle English publicacioun, from Old French publicacion, from Latin pūblicātiō. By surface analysis, public + -ation.

## AI Etymology
Publication comes from Middle English publicacioun, from Old French publicacion, from Latin pūblicātiō. By surface analysis, public + -ation. The historical chain includes publicacioun (Middle English), publicacion (Old French), pūblicātiō (Latin). In present-day English it covers a book, magazine, or other printed work that is made available to people, the act of printing a book or article and making it available to the public, and the business of producing and selling printed material. The wider family includes derived forms such as copublication, depublication, e-publication, micropublication, nanopublication.

## Topics
- Media & Publishing

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