Princeton's WordNet

1. publication(noun)

   a copy of a printed work offered for distribution

2. issue, publication(noun)

   the act of issuing printed materials

3. publication(noun)

   the communication of something to the public; making information generally known

4. publication, publishing(noun)

   the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. publication(noun)ˌpʌb lɪˈkeɪ ʃən

   sth that is published

   a weekly/monthly/yearly publication

2. publicationˌpʌb lɪˈkeɪ ʃən

   the act or process of publishing

   at the time of publication; the publication date

Wiktionary

1. publication(Noun)

   The act of publishing printed or other matter

2. publication(Noun)

   An issue of printed or other matter, offered for sale or distribution

3. publication(Noun)

   The communication of information to the general public etc.

Origin: From publicacion, from publicatio,

Webster Dictionary

1. Publication(noun)

   the act of publishing or making known; notification to the people at large, either by words, writing, or printing; proclamation; divulgation; promulgation; as, the publication of the law at Mount Sinai; the publication of the gospel; the publication of statutes or edicts

2. Publication(noun)

   the act of offering a book, pamphlet, engraving, etc., to the public by sale or by gratuitous distribution

3. Publication(noun)

   that which is published or made known; especially, any book, pamphlet, etc., offered for sale or to public notice; as, a daily or monthly publication

4. Publication(noun)

   an act done in public

• publikasieAfrikaans
• نَشْرArabic
• оповестяванеBulgarian
• publicaçãoPortuguese (BR)
• publikováníCzech
• die Veröffentlichung, die BekanntgabeGerman
• udgivelseDanish
• δημοσίευσηGreek
• publicaciónSpanish
• üllitamineEstonian
• نشر؛ انتشارFarsi
• julkaisuFinnish
• publicationFrench
• הוֹצָאָה לָאוֹרHebrew
• प्रकाशनHindi
• közzététel, kiadásHungarian
• publikasiIndonesian
• útgáfa; opinber tilkynningIcelandic
• pubblicazioneItalian
• 出版Japanese
• 출판, 발표Korean
• išleidimas, paskelbimasLithuanian
• publicēšana; paziņošana atklātībaiLatvian
• dikeluarkan kpd umumMalay
• publicatie, bekendmakingDutch
• offentliggjøring, publiseringNorwegian
• publikacjaPolish
• نشر؛ انتشارPersian
• خپور،نشرPashto
• publicaçãoPortuguese
• publicareRomanian
• опубликованиеRussian
• publikovanieSlovak
• objavaSlovenian
• objavljivanjeSerbian
• publiceringSwedish
• ธุรกิจการพิมพ์Thai
• yayınlamaTurkish
• 出版，發表Chinese (Trad.)
• опублікування, виданняUkrainian
• تشہيرUrdu
• sự công bố; sự xuất bản sáchVietnamese
• 出版，发表Chinese (Simp.)