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published

adj · verb · 5 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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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpʌblɪʃt/
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  • CMU ARPABET: P AH1 B L IH0 SH T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Issued for sale to the public

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Who has had a publication published

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of publish

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the complete published works Dickens

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unpublished

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

formally made public

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • published accounts

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: promulgated

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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