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publication

noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
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  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of publishing printed or other matter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An issue of printed or other matter, offered for sale or distribution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The communication of information to the general public etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: publishing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: commercial enterprise, business enterprise, business

Narrower terms: desktop publishing, republication, republishing, contribution, serialization, serialisation

5

noun

Meaning 5

the communication of something to the public; making information generally known

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: communication

6

noun

Meaning 6

the act of issuing printed materials

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: issue

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: printing

7

noun

Meaning 7

a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: work, piece of work

Narrower terms: reissue, reprint, reprinting, new edition, book, volume, read, impression, printing, collection, compendium, periodical, magazine, mag, tip sheet, reference, source, republication

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

145 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: publikasie — act of publishing
  • Arabic: نَشْر (našr) — act of publishing
  • Belarusian: публіка́цыя (publikácyja) — act of publishing
  • Belarusian: апублікава́нне (apublikavánnje) — act of publishing
  • Belarusian: абнаро́дванне (abnaródvannje) — act of publishing
  • Bulgarian: публику́ване (publikúvane) — act of publishing
  • Bulgarian: обнаро́дване (obnaródvane) — act of publishing
  • Catalan: publicació — act of publishing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 出版 (chūbǎn) — act of publishing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 發表 /发表 (fābiǎo) — act of publishing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 發行 /发行 (fāxíng) — act of publishing
  • Czech: publikování — act of publishing
  • Dutch: publicatie — act of publishing
  • Esperanto: publikigo — act of publishing
  • Finnish: julkistus — act of publishing
  • French: publication — act of publishing
  • Galician: publicación — act of publishing
  • German: Veröffentlichung — act of publishing
  • Greek: έκδοση (ékdosi) — act of publishing
  • Ancient Greek: ἔκδοσις (ékdosis) — act of publishing
  • Hindi: प्रकाशन (prakāśan) — act of publishing
  • Hungarian: kiadás — act of publishing
  • Hungarian: publikálás — act of publishing
  • Indonesian: penerbitan — act of publishing
  • Irish: foilsitheoireacht — act of publishing
  • Irish: foilsiú — act of publishing
  • Italian: pubblicazione — act of publishing
  • Japanese: 出版 (shuppan) — act of publishing
  • Japanese: 刊行 (kankō) — act of publishing
  • Japanese: 発行 (hakkō) — act of publishing
  • Korean: 출판 (chulpan) — act of publishing
  • Korean: 간행 (ganhaeng) — act of publishing
  • Korean: 발행 (balhaeng) — act of publishing
  • Malay: penerbitan — act of publishing
  • Malayalam: പ്രസിദ്ധീകരണം (prasiddhīkaraṇaṁ) — act of publishing
  • Marathi: प्रकाशन (prakāśan) — act of publishing
  • Occitan: publicacion — act of publishing
  • Polish: publikacja — act of publishing
  • Portuguese: publicação — act of publishing
  • Romanian: publicare — act of publishing
  • Russian: публика́ция (publikácija) — act of publishing
  • Russian: опубликова́ние (opublikovánije) — act of publishing
  • Russian: обнаро́дование (obnaródovanije) — act of publishing
  • Scottish Gaelic: foillseachadh — act of publishing
  • Spanish: publicación — act of publishing
  • Swedish: publicering — act of publishing
  • Thai: การตีพิมพ์ — act of publishing
  • Ukrainian: публіка́ція (publikácija) — act of publishing
  • Ukrainian: опублікува́ння (opublikuvánnja) — act of publishing
  • Ukrainian: обнаро́дування (obnaróduvannja) — act of publishing
  • Afrikaans: publikasie — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Arabic: مَنْشُور (manšūr) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Belarusian: выда́нне (vydánnje) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Belarusian: публiка́цыя (publikácyja) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Bulgarian: публика́ция (publikácija) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Bulgarian: изда́ние (izdánie) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Catalan: publicació — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 出版物 (chūbǎnwù) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 刊物 (kānwù) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Czech: publikace — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Czech: titul — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Esperanto: publikigaĵo — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Esperanto: eldono — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Finnish: julkaisu — an issue of printed or other matter
  • French: publication — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Galician: publicación — an issue of printed or other matter
  • German: Veröffentlichung — an issue of printed or other matter
  • German: Publikation — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Greek: έκδοση (ékdosi) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Ancient Greek: ἔκδοσις (ékdosis) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Hindi: प्रकाशन (prakāśan) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Hindi: प्रकटन (prakṭan) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Hungarian: kiadás — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Hungarian: kiadvány — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Hungarian: publikáció — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Hungarian: közlemény — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Indonesian: terbitan — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Irish: foilseachán — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Italian: pubblicazione — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Italian: periodico — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Italian: rivista — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Japanese: 出版物 (shuppanbutsu) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Japanese: 刊行物 (kankōbutsu) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Japanese: 発刊 (hakkan) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Korean: 출판물 (chulpanmul) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Korean: 간행물 (ganhaengmul) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Korean: 발간 (balgan) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Malay: terbitan — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Malayalam: പ്രസിദ്ധീകരണം (prasiddhīkaraṇaṁ) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Marathi: प्रकाशन (prakāśan) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Norwegian Bokmål: publikasjon — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: publikasjon — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Occitan: publicacion — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Polish: publikacja — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Polish: wydawnictwo — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Portuguese: publicação — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Romanian: publicație — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Romanian: revistă — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Russian: изда́ние (izdánije) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Russian: публика́ция (publikácija) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Scottish Gaelic: foillseachadh — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Slovak: publikácia — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Slovak: vydanie — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Slovene: publikacija — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Spanish: publicación — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Swedish: publikation — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Thai: สิ่งพิมพ์ — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Thai: สิ่งพิมพ์เผยแพร่ (sìng-pim-pə̌əi-prɛ̂ɛ) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Ukrainian: вида́ння (vydánnja) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Ukrainian: публіка́ція (publikácija) — an issue of printed or other matter
  • Afrikaans: publikasie — communication of information
  • Arabic: مَنْشُور (manšūr) — communication of information
  • Belarusian: абвяшчэ́нне (abvjaščénnje) — communication of information
  • Belarusian: агалашэ́нне (ahalašénnje) — communication of information
  • Belarusian: абнаро́дванне (abnaródvannje) — communication of information
  • Bulgarian: оповестя́ване (opovestjávane) — communication of information
  • Bulgarian: разглася́ване (razglasjávane) — communication of information
  • Chinese Mandarin: 發表 /发表 (fābiǎo) — communication of information
  • Czech: oznámení — communication of information
  • Esperanto: publikigo — communication of information
  • Finnish: julkistaminen — communication of information
  • Greek: δημοσίευση (dimosíefsi) — communication of information
  • Hindi: प्रकटन (prakṭan) — communication of information
  • Hindi: विज्ञापन (vijñāpan) — communication of information
  • Hindi: घोषणा (ghoṣṇā) — communication of information
  • Hungarian: közzététel — communication of information
  • Hungarian: kihirdetés — communication of information
  • Indonesian: perumuman — communication of information
  • Indonesian: publikasi — communication of information
  • Irish: foilsiú — communication of information
  • Japanese: 公表 (kōhyō) — communication of information
  • Japanese: 発表 (happyō) — communication of information
  • Korean: 공표 (gongpyo) — communication of information
  • Korean: 발표 (balpyo) — communication of information
  • Portuguese: publicação — communication of information
  • Russian: оглаше́ние (oglašénije) — communication of information
  • Russian: обнаро́дование (obnaródovanije) — communication of information
  • Russian: опубликова́ние (opublikovánije) — communication of information
  • Scottish Gaelic: foillseachadh — communication of information
  • Slovak: oznámenie — communication of information
  • Spanish: publicación — communication of information
  • Thai: การแพร่ข่าว — communication of information
  • Ukrainian: оголо́шення (oholóšennja) — communication of information
  • Ukrainian: обнаро́дування (obnaróduvannja) — communication of information
  • Ukrainian: опублікува́ння (opublikuvánnja) — communication of information
Real reading context

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