publication

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
noun the act of issuing printed materials
noun the communication of something to the public; making information generally known

From Middle English publicacioun, from Old French publicacion, from Latin pūblicātiō. By surface analysis, public + -ation.

They know how useful passion is for publication. — The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde
Lady Russell quite bores one with her new publications. — Persuasion, Jane Austen
But I got nothing out of him--nothing for publication." — The Lost World, Arthur Conan Doyle

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