publication (redirected from Publications)

pub·li·ca·tion  (pbl-kshn)

n.

1. The act or process of publishing printed matter.

2. An issue of printed material offered for sale or distribution.

3. Communication of information to the public.

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[Middle English publicacioun, act of making public, from Old French publicacion, from Latin pblicti, pblictin-, from pblictus, past participle of pblicre, to make public, from pblicus, public; see public.]

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publication [ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən]

n

1. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) the act or process of publishing a printed work

2. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) any printed work offered for sale or distribution

3. the act or an instance of making information public

4. (Law) the act of disseminating defamatory matter, esp by communicating it to a third person See libel, slander Archaic word publishment

[via Old French from Latin pūblicātiō confiscation of an individual's property, from pūblicāre to seize and assign to public use]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	publication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution piece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time" format - the general appearance of a publication facing pages, spread head, spreadhead, spread - two facing pages of a book or other publication reissue, reprint, reprinting - a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale new edition - a publication (such as a book) that has been modified or updated and offered again for sale text, textual matter - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text" book - a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together); "I am reading a good book on economics" volume - a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications; "the third volume was missing"; "he asked for the 1989 volume of the Annual Review" contents, table of contents - a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start read - something that is read; "the article was a very good read" printing, impression - all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" compendium, collection - a publication containing a variety of works periodical - a publication that appears at fixed intervals mag, magazine - a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money" tip sheet - a publication containing the latest information or tips or predictions for a particular business or stock market information or horse racing results, etc. cartoon, sketch - a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine artwork, graphics, nontextual matter, art - photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication; "the publisher was responsible for all the artwork in the book" reference, source - a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation" republication - something that has been published again; a fresh publication (as of a literary work)
	2.	publication - the act of issuing printed materials issue printing - the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
	3.	publication - the communication of something to the public; making information generally known communication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
	4.	publication - the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution publishing business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business" desktop publishing - (computer science) the use of microcomputers with graphics capacity to produce printed materials republishing, republication - the act of publishing again contribution - a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story serialisation, serialization - publication in serial form headline - provide (a newspaper page or a story) with a headline index - provide with an index; "index the book"

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publication

noun

1. pamphlet, book, newspaper, magazine, issue, title, leaflet, brochure, booklet, paperback, hardback, periodical, zine (informal), handbill a renewed campaign against pornographic publications

2. announcement, publishing, broadcasting, reporting, airing, appearance, declaration, advertisement, disclosure, proclamation, notification, dissemination, promulgation We have no comment regarding the publication of these photographs.

Translations

publication [ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃən]

A. N (= act) → publicación f, edición f; (= published work) → publicación f
this is not for publication → esto no está destinado a la publicación

B. CPD publication date N → fecha f de publicación
publication details NPL → detalles mpl de publicación

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publication [ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ^ən] n

(= publishing) [book, magazine, article] → publication f

(= published book, magazine, article) → publication f
public bar n (British) → bar m
public company n → société f anonyme
public convenience n (British) → toilettes fpl publiques
public defender (US) n → avocat(e) m/f commis(e) d'office
public enemy n → ennemi m public
to be Public Enemy No 1, to be public enemy number one → être l'ennemi public numéro un
public enquiry n → enquête f d'utilité publique
public gallery n (in parliament, courtroom) → tribune f réservée au public
public health n → santé f publique
public holiday n (British) → jour m férié
public house n (British) → pub m
public housing n (US) → logements mpl sociaux → HLM fpl
public housing project n (US) → cité f HLM
public inquiry n → enquête f d'utilité publique

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publication

n → Veröffentlichung f, → Publikation f (geh); when’s publication? → wann erscheint das Buch?

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publication [ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ/ən] n → pubblicazione f

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publication

n publication [pabliˈkeiʃən]

1 the act of publishing or announcing publicly the publication of a new novel; the publication of the facts. publikasie نَشْر оповестяване publikování udgivelse die Veröffentlichung, die Bekanntgabe δημοσίευση publicación üllitamine نشر؛ انتشار julkaisu publication הוֹצָאָה לָאוֹר प्रकाशन közzététel, kiadás publikasi útgáfa; opinber tilkynning pubblicazione 出版 출판, 발표 išleidimas, paskelbimas publicēšana; paziņošana atklātībai dikeluarkan kpd umum publicatie, bekendmaking offentliggjøring, publisering publikacja publicação publicare опубликование publikovanie objava objavljivanje publicering ธุรกิจการพิมพ์ yayınlama 出版，發表 опублікування, видання تشہير sự công bố; sự xuất bản sách 出版，发表

2 something that has been published eg a book or magazine recent publications. publikasie شَيئ مَنْشور: كِتاب، مَجَلَّه، نَشْرَه издание publikace publikation; udgivelse die Veröffentlichung έκδοση, έντυπο publicación üllitis هرگونه اثر چاپ شده julkaisu publication פִּרסוּם प्रकाशन kiadás, kiadvány penerbitan útgáfa pubblicazione 刊行物 출판물 leidinys publikācija; izdevums penerbitan publicatie publikasjon, verk publikacja, wydawnictwo publicação publica­ţie, nouă apariţie издание publikácia izdaja publikacija publikation สิ่งตีพิมพ์ yayın 出版物 видання اشاعت، طباعت xuất bản phẩm 出版物

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publication → منشور publikace udgivelse Veröffentlichung δημοσίευση publicación julkaisu publication izdanje pubblicazione 出版 출판 publicatie utgivelse publikacja publicação публикация publikation สิ่งตีพิมพิ์ yayımlama xuất bản 出版物