publication

Definitions of publication
  1. noun
    the act of issuing printed materials
    synonyms: numéro, parution, révélation, édition
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    imprimerie
    the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
  2. noun
    the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
    synonyms: édition
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    article
    a writing for publication especially one of a collection of writings as an article or story
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    commerce, entreprise commerciale
    the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects
  3. noun
    a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
    synonyms: édition
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    livre
    a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
    tome, volume
    a publication that is one of a set of several similar publications
    imprimerie, tirage
    all the copies of a work printed at one time
    abrégé, compendium, précis
    a publication containing a variety of works
    périodique
    a publication that appears at fixed intervals
    magazine, périodique
    a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
    autorité, référence
    an authoritative written work
    édition
    a book intended for general readership
    tome, volume
    a (usually) large and scholarly book
    brochure, prospectus
    a small book usually having a paper cover
    livre d'étude, livre de classe, livre scolaire, manuel, manuel scolaire
    a book prepared for use in schools or colleges
    cahier d'exercices
    a student's book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them
    catalogue
    a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things
    livre de messe, missel
    a book containing prayers
    ouvrage de référence
    a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
    recueil de chansons
    a book containing a collection of songs
    tirage, édition
    the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
    preuve
    (printing) an impression made to check for errors
    anthologie
    a collection of selected literary passages
    abrégé, compilation, résumé
    something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)
    album de bandes dessinées
    a magazine devoted to comic strips
    à quatre sous
    an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper
    numéro
    one of a series published periodically
    journal, périodique
    a periodical dedicated to a particular subject
    type of:
    travail
    a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
  4. noun
    the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)
    synonyms: édition
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    approvisionnement, fourniture
    the activity of supplying or providing something
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