"publication" meaning in English

See publication in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən/ Audio: en-us-publication.ogg [US] Forms: publication [singular], publications [plural]
Etymology: public + -ation Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|public|ation}} public + -ation Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Publication is the act of making a book or other thing publicly known or available where the public can use it.
    Sense id: simple-publication-en-noun-BEvU5RWx
  2. A publication is a book, magazine, paper, song, etc. that has been or will be published.
    Sense id: simple-publication-en-noun-fIqhgR6D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ation
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