publication

English edit

Etymology edit

From Middle English publicacioun, from Old French publicacion, from Latin pūblicātiō.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun edit

publication (countable and uncountable, plural publications)

The act of publishing printed or other matter.
- 1727, Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, “Preface”, in Miscellanies in Prose:
  The publication of these papers was not owing to our folly, but that of others.
- 1947 January and February, “Notes and News: Steamer Services on the Clyde”, in Railway Magazine, page 50:
  Owing to the time lag which must occur between the dates of closing for press and publication, it sometimes happens that items of news are out of date, or inaccurate, by the time they reach readers.
An issue of printed or other matter, offered for sale or distribution.
The communication of information to the general public etc.
- 1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC:
  His jealousy ... attends the business, the recreations, the publications, and retirements of every man.

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Translations edit

act of publishing

Afrikaans: publikasie
Arabic: نَشْر m (našr)
Belarusian: публiка́цыя f (publikácyja), апублікава́нне n (apublikavánnje), абнаро́дванне n (abnaródvannje)
Bulgarian: публику́ване (bg) n (publikúvane), обнаро́дване (bg) n (obnaródvane)
Catalan: publicació (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 出版 (zh) (chūbǎn), 發表／发表 (zh) (fābiǎo), 發行／发行 (zh) (fāxíng)
Czech: publikování n
Dutch: publicatie (nl)
Esperanto: publikigo
Finnish: julkistus (fi)
French: publication (fr) f
Galician: publicación (gl) f
German: Veröffentlichung (de) f
Greek: έκδοση (el) f (ékdosi)
Ancient: ἔκδοσις f (ékdosis)
Hindi: प्रकाशन (hi) m (prakāśan)
Hungarian: kiadás (hu), publikálás (hu)
Irish: foilsitheoireacht f, foilsiú m
Italian: pubblicazione (it) f
Japanese: 出版 (ja) (しゅっぱん, shuppan), 刊行 (ja) (かんこう, kankō), 発行 (ja) (はっこう, hakkō)
Korean: 출판(出版) (ko) (chulpan), 간행(刊行) (ko) (ganhaeng), 발행(發行) (ko) (balhaeng)
Malay: penerbitan (ms)
Malayalam: പ്രസിദ്ധീകരണം (ml) (prasiddhīkaraṇaṁ)
Marathi: प्रकाशन n (prakāśan)
Occitan: publicacion (oc) f
Polish: publikacja (pl) f
Portuguese: publicação (pt) f
Romanian: publicare (ro) f
Russian: публика́ция (ru) f (publikácija), опубликова́ние (ru) n (opublikovánije), обнаро́дование (ru) n (obnaródovanije)
Scottish Gaelic: foillseachadh m
Spanish: publicación (es) f
Swedish: publicering (sv) c
Thai: การตีพิมพ์ (th)
Ukrainian: публіка́ція (uk) f (publikácija), опублікува́ння n (opublikuvánnja), обнаро́дування n (obnaróduvannja)

an issue of printed or other matter

Afrikaans: publikasie
Arabic: مَنْشُور m (manšūr)
Belarusian: выда́нне n (vydánnje), публiка́цыя f (publikácyja)
Bulgarian: публика́ция (bg) f (publikácija), изда́ние (bg) n (izdánie)
Catalan: publicació (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 出版物 (zh) (chūbǎnwù), 刊物 (zh) (kānwù)
Czech: publikace (cs) f, titul (cs) m
Finnish: julkaisu (fi)
French: publication (fr) f
Galician: publicación (gl) f
German: Veröffentlichung (de) f, Publikation (de) f
Greek: έκδοση (el) f (ékdosi)
Ancient: ἔκδοσις f (ékdosis)
Hindi: प्रकाशन (hi) m (prakāśan), प्रकटन (hi) m (prakṭan)
Hungarian: kiadás (hu), kiadvány (hu), publikáció (hu), közlemény (hu)
Irish: foilseachán m
Italian: pubblicazione (it) f, periodico (it) m, rivista (it) f
Japanese: 出版物 (ja) (しゅっぱんぶつ, shuppanbutsu), 刊行物 (ja) (かんこうぶつ, kankōbutsu), 発刊 (ja) (はっかん, hakkan)
Korean: 출판물(出版物) (ko) (chulpanmul), 간행물(刊行物) (ganhaengmul), 발간(發刊) (ko) (balgan)
Malay: terbitan (ms)
Malayalam: പ്രസിദ്ധീകരണം (ml) (prasiddhīkaraṇaṁ)
Marathi: प्रकाशन n (prakāśan)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: publikasjon m

Nynorsk: publikasjon m
Occitan: publicacion (oc) f
Polish: publikacja (pl), wydawnictwo (pl) n
Portuguese: publicação (pt) f
Romanian: publicație (ro) f, revistă (ro) f
Russian: изда́ние (ru) n (izdánije), публика́ция (ru) f (publikácija)
Scottish Gaelic: foillseachadh m
Slovak: publikácia f, vydanie n
Slovene: publikacija f
Spanish: publicación (es) f
Swedish: publikation (sv) c
Thai: สิ่งพิมพ์, สิ่งพิมพ์เผยแพร่ (sìng-pim-pə̌əi-prɛ̂ɛ)
Ukrainian: вида́ння (uk) n (vydánnja), публіка́ція (uk) f (publikácija)

communication of information

Afrikaans: publikasie
Arabic: مَنْشُور m (manšūr)
Belarusian: абвяшчэ́нне n (abvjaščénnje), агалашэ́нне n (ahalašénnje), абнаро́дванне n (abnaródvannje)
Bulgarian: оповестя́ване (bg) n (opovestjávane), разглася́ване (bg) n (razglasjávane)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 發表／发表 (zh) (fābiǎo)
Czech: oznámení (cs) n
Finnish: julkistaminen (fi)
Greek: δημοσίευση (el) f (dimosíefsi)
Hindi: प्रकटन (hi) m (prakṭan), विज्ञापन (hi) m (vijñāpan), घोषणा (hi) f (ghoṣṇā)
Hungarian: közzététel (hu), kihirdetés (hu)
Irish: foilsiú m
Japanese: 公表 (ja) (こうひょう, kōhyō), 発表 (ja) (はっぴょう, happyō)
Korean: 공표(公表) (ko) (gongpyo), 발표(發表) (ko) (balpyo)
Portuguese: publicação (pt) f
Russian: оглаше́ние (ru) n (oglašénije), обнаро́дование (ru) n (obnaródovanije), опубликова́ние (ru) n (opublikovánije)
Scottish Gaelic: foillseachadh m
Slovak: oznámenie n
Spanish: publicación (es) f
Thai: การแพร่ข่าว
Ukrainian: оголо́шення (uk) n (oholóšennja), обнаро́дування n (obnaróduvannja), опублікува́ння n (opublikuvánnja)

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