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English

Etymology

From Old French publicacion, from Latin publicatio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?bl??ke???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

publication (countable and uncountable, plural publications)

1. The act of publishing printed or other matter.
   • 1727, Jonathan Swift and Alexander Pope, Miscellanies in Prose (Preface)

     The publication of these papers was not owing to our folly, but that of others.

2. An issue of printed or other matter, offered for sale or distribution.
3. The communication of information to the general public etc.
   • 1673, Jeremy Taylor, Heniaytos: A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year […]

     His jealousy […] attends the business, the recreations, the publications, and retirements of every man.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin p?blic?ti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /py.bli.ka.sj??/

Noun

publication f (plural publications)

1. publication
2. publicizing

Related terms

• publier

Further reading

• “publication” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Interlingua

Noun

publication (plural publicationes)

1. publication, act or process of printing and/or publishing
2. publication, a published text or book

English

Etymology

From French vocabulaire, borrowed from Late Latin voc?bul?rium. See vocable.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /v???kabj?l???/, /v??kabj?l???/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /vo??kæbj?l??i/, /v??kæbj?l??i/
• Hyphenation: vo?cab?u?lary

Noun

vocabulary (countable and uncountable, plural vocabularies)

1. A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
2. The collection of words a person knows and uses.

   My Russian vocabulary is very limited.

3. The stock of words used in a particular field.

   The vocabulary of social sciences is often incomprehensible to ordinary people.

4. The words of a language collectively; lexis.

   The vocabulary of any language is influenced by contacts with other cultures.
5. (by extension) A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques.

Synonyms

• clavis
• glossary
• idioticon
• word-stock

Coordinate terms

• dictionary
• lexicon
• wordhoard

Derived terms

• defining vocabulary
• controlled vocabulary
• extended vocabulary

Related terms

• vocable
• vocal

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