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publishing

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pub·lish  (pblsh)
v. pub·lished, pub·lish·ing, pub·lish·es
v.tr.
1. To prepare and issue (printed material) for public distribution or sale.
2. To bring to the public attention; announce. See Synonyms at announce.
v.intr.
1. To issue a publication.
2. To be the writer or author of published works or a work.

[Middle English publicen, publishen, to make known publicly, from alteration of Old French publier, from Latin pblicre; see publication.]

publish·a·ble adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.publishing - the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
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"
Translations

publishing [ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ] n (industry) → industria del libro
publishing [ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ] publish n (= industry) → édition f [of a book]; publication f
publishing [ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ] publish n (profession) → das Verlagswesen
publishing [ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ] n (industry) → editoria; [of a book] → pubblicazione f

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At the end of three working years, two of which were spent in high school and the university and one spent at writing, and all three in studying immensely and intensely, I was publishing stories in magazines such as the "Atlantic Monthly," was correcting proofs of my first book (issued by Houghton, Mifflin Co.
Well, dearest, I considered it to be my duty to add my mite by publishing abroad the story of his Excellency's gracious treatment of myself.
No one can feel more sensible than I do of the necessity of hereafter publishing in detail all the facts, with references, on which my conclusions have been grounded; and I hope in a future work to do this.
 
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