French Conversation · Level 36
75 words
French word
publication
Pronunciation
IPA/pyblikasjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounpublication
Example
La bibliothèque a beaucoup de publications récentes.
The library has many recent publications.
More examples
La date de publication est indiquée sur la première page.
The publication date is indicated on the first page.
Core concept
A text crossing from a private draft into an accessible public record.
Common phrases
date de publication
publication date
publication en ligne
online publication
une publication scientifique
scientific publication
Similar words
livre: A relatively long printed or electronic work containing a story or organized knowledge.
article: A short piece of writing about one topic, published in a magazine, newspaper, or online.
magazine: A thin periodical containing a collection of photographs and articles.
journal: A periodical that reports events and news, such as a newspaper.
Definition in French
Action de rendre public et résultat de cette action ; désigne un livre, un article, un rapport ou tout document publié.
Word origin
French inherited publication from Old French, ultimately based on Latin publicare, 'to make public', and retained both an action sense and a result sense.
Usage tips
- In digital contexts, une publication is a standard term for an online post, while post is also common in informal French.
Other meanings
- publishingnoun
- announcementnoun
Opposites
- confidentialitéconfidentialitynoun
- censurecensorshipnoun
Related words
- publierpublishverb
- publiépublishedadjective