Publication
- Publication
- Publication Pub`li*ca"tion, n. [L. publicatio confiscation:
cf. F. publication. See {Publish}.]
1. The act of publishing or making known; notification to the
people at large, either by words, writing, or printing;
proclamation; divulgation; promulgation; as, the
publication of the law at Mount Sinai; the publication of
the gospel; the publication of statutes or edicts.
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2. The act of offering a book, pamphlet, engraving, etc., to
the public by sale or by gratuitous distribution.
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The publication of these papers was not owing to our
folly, but that of others. --Swift.
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3. That which is published or made known; especially, any
book, pamphlet, etc., offered for sale or to public
notice; as, a daily or monthly publication.
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4. An act done in public. [R. & Obs.]
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His jealousy . . . attends the business, the
recreations, the publications, and retirements of
every man. --Jer. Taylor.
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{Publication of a libel} (Law), such an exhibition of a libel
as brings it to the notice of at least one person other
than the person libeled.
{Publication of a will} (Law), the delivery of a will, as his
own, by a testator to witnesses who attest it.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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Publication — To publish is to make content publicly known. The term is most frequently applied to the distribution of text or images on paper, or to the placing of content on a website.The word publication means the act of publishing, and it also means any… … Wikipedia
PUBLICATION — s. f. Action par laquelle on rend une chose publique et notoire. La publication de la guerre. La publication de la paix. Depuis la publication de telle ordonnance. La publication des bans d un mariage. La publication de l Évangile. La… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
PUBLICATION — n. f. Action par laquelle on rend une chose publique et notoire. La publication de la paix. La publication des bans d’un mariage. La publication de l’évangile. Il se dit spécialement de l’Action de publier, de faire paraître, de mettre en vente.… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
publication — noun Etymology: Middle English publicacioun, from Middle French publication, from Latin publication , publicatio, from publicare, from publicus public Date: 14th century 1. the act or process of publishing 2. a published work … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Publication of a libel — Publication Pub li*ca tion, n. [L. publicatio confiscation: cf. F. publication. See {Publish}.] 1. The act of publishing or making known; notification to the people at large, either by words, writing, or printing; proclamation; divulgation;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Publication of a will — Publication Pub li*ca tion, n. [L. publicatio confiscation: cf. F. publication. See {Publish}.] 1. The act of publishing or making known; notification to the people at large, either by words, writing, or printing; proclamation; divulgation;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials (PALMM) — is a cooperative initiative of the public universities of Florida to provide digital access to important source materials for research and scholarship. The PALMM collections are openly and freely accessible online from the PALMM website.… … Wikipedia
Publication right — The publication right is a copyright granted to the publisher who first publishes a previously unpublished work after that work s original copyright has expired. In practical terms, the publication right is the same as all the exploitative rights … Wikipedia
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