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Definition of publishing noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

publishing

noun
 
 
/ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/
 
/ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/
[uncountable]
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  1. the profession or business of preparing and printing books, magazines, CD-ROMs, etc. and selling or making them available to the public
    • a job in publishing
    • a publishing house/company
    see also desktop publishing, digital publishing, electronic publishing
    Extra Examples
    • She works in music publishing.
    • The Cranfield Press is the publishing arm of the Cranfield Institute of Technology.
    • The publishing world is extremely competitive.
    Topics Literature and writingb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • book
    • newspaper
    • etc.
    • …
    verb + publishing
    • work in
    publishing + noun
    • agreement
    • deal
    • arm
    • …
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See publishing in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee publishing in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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aspiration
noun
 
 
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