{
    "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’."
}