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publication definition

pub·li·ca·tion (pub′li kā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a publishing or being published; public notification
  2. the printing and distribution, usually for sale, of books, magazines, newspapers, etc.
  3. something published; specif.,
    1. a periodical
    2. a work of a particular writer, as an article or book

Etymology: ME publicacioun < L publicatio < publicare: see publish

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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