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{
"term": "publication",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "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",
"sensetop": "publication of somethingpublication on somethingpublication in somethingin a publication",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "specialist publications"
},
{
"text": "the publication date"
},
{
"text": "The study is published this week as an advance online publication."
},
{
"text": "He has written for various publications."
},
{
"text": "the publication of his first novel",
"contextForm": "publication of something"
},
{
"text": "He resigned following the publication of a damning report."
},
{
"text": "I am delighted to celebrate the publication of this book."
},
{
"text": "a list of **recent publications** on this subject",
"contextForm": "publication on something"
},
{
"text": "Her article has been accepted for publication in the June issue of the journal.",
"contextForm": "publication in something"
},
{
"text": "Her work has appeared in a wide variety of mainstream publications.",
"contextForm": "in a publication"
},
{
"text": "the publication by the European Commission of an agriculture information pack"
},
{
"text": "The book is scheduled for publication in the autumn."
},
{
"text": "the lower cost of electronic publication"
},
{
"text": "the posthumous publication this year of his unedited journals"
},
{
"text": "Our German sister publication, ‘Diese Woche’, went out of business."
},
{
"text": "She has several publications to her name on local history."
},
{
"text": "The glossy publication had a potential readership of over a million for every issue."
}
],
"topics": ["Literature and writing"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["new", "recent", "forthcoming"],
"preposition": ["publication about", "publication on"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the act of printing something in a newspaper, report, etc. so that the public knows about it",
"sensetop": "publication of something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The Home Secretary attempted to get an injunction to prevent publication, but was unsuccessful."
},
{
"text": "a delay in the publication of the exam results",
"contextForm": "publication of something"
},
{
"text": "The newspaper continues to defend its publication of the photographs."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["new", "recent", "forthcoming"],
"preposition": ["publication about", "publication on"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃn/",
"audio": "pu/publication/publication__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃn/",
"audio": "pu/publication/publication__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 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’."
}