The definition of publication is something that is written and printed.
(noun)A magazine is an example of a publication.
See publication in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: ME publicacioun < L publicatio < publicare: see publish
See publication in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English publicacioun, act of making public
Origin: , from Old French publicacion
Origin: , from Latin pūblicātiō, pūblicātiōn-
Origin: , from pūblicātus
Origin: , past participle of pūblicāre, to make public
Origin: , from pūblicus, public; see public
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