- [uncountable, countable] the act of printing a book, a magazine, etc. and making it available to the public; a book, a magazine, etc. that has been published
- specialist publications
- the publication date
- The study is published this week as an advance online publication.
- He has written for various publications.
- publication of something the publication of his first novel
- He resigned following the publication of a damning report.
- I am delighted to celebrate the publication of this book.
- publication on something a list of recent publications on this subject
- publication in something Her article has been accepted for publication in the June issue of the journal.
- in a publication Her work has appeared in a wide variety of mainstream publications.
- the publication by the European Commission of an agriculture information pack
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writingb2- The book is scheduled for publication in the autumn.
- the lower cost of electronic publication
- the posthumous publication this year of his unedited journals
- Our German sister publication, ‘Diese Woche’, went out of business.
- She has several publications to her name on local history.
- The glossy publication had a potential readership of over a million for every issue.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- new
- recent
- forthcoming
- …
- publication about
- publication on
- [uncountable] the act of printing something in a newspaper, report, etc. so that the public knows about it
- The Home Secretary attempted to get an injunction to prevent publication, but was unsuccessful.
- publication of something a delay in the publication of the exam results
- The newspaper continues to defend its publication of the photographs.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- new
- recent
- forthcoming
- …
- publication about
- publication on
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘public announcement or declaration’): via Old French from Latin publicatio(n-), from publicare ‘make public’, from publicus, blend of poplicus ‘of the people’ (from populus ‘people’) and pubes ‘adult’.
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