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 — [ pyblikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1290; de publier, d apr. lat. publicatio 1 ♦ Dr. Action de publier; procédure ayant pour objet de porter (un acte juridique) à la connaissance de tous. ⇒ promulgation. La publication d une loi. Publications des bans du… … Encyclopédie Universelle
publication — pub·li·ca·tion n 1: the act or process of publishing 2: a published work Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. publication … Law dictionary
publication — pub‧li‧ca‧tion [ˌpʌblˈkeɪʆn] noun 1. [uncountable] the act of making a book, magazine etc available for sale, or the time at which this is done: • the publication of books with titles like The Great American Collapse • This novel began… … Financial and business terms
publication — Publication. s. f. v. Action de rendre une chose publique & manifeste. La publication de la guerre. la publication de la paix. depuis la publication d un tel Edit. la publication des bans d un mariage. la publication d un livre … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
publication — Publication, Publicatio. Publication de livres, Editio librorum. Publication d enquestes, Editio inquisitionum, B … Thresor de la langue françoyse
publication — [n1] printing of written or visual material advertisement, airing, announcement, appearance, broadcast, broadcasting, communication, declaration, disclosure, discovery, dissemination, divulgation, issuance, issuing, notification, proclamation,… … New thesaurus
Publication — (Publicirung), 1) so v.w. Bekanntmachung, Eröffnung; daher Publicatio sententiae, Eröffnung des Urtheils. P. testamenti, die gerichtliche Eröffnung eines Testaments … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
publication — (n.) late 14c., the act of making publicly known, from O.Fr. publicacion (14c.), from L. publicationem (nom. publicatio) a making public, noun of action from pp. stem of publicare make public, from publicus (see PUBLIC (Cf. public)). Meaning the… … Etymology dictionary
publication — declaration, announcement, advertisement, proclamation, promulgation, broadcasting (see under DECLARE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
publication — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of publishing something. 2) a book or journal that is published … English terms dictionary
