Meanings
nounpublishing (countable and uncountable, plural publishings)
plural publishings
- countableuncountableThe industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc.
- countableuncountableSomething published; a publication.
I read as much as I can: Journal of Singing, the Journal of Research in Singing, and the publishings of the Voice Foundation.
2002, Elizabeth Blades-Zeller, A Spectrum of Voices
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of publish
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
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Translations
Bulgarian издаване
- издаване (izdavane)the industry of publishing
Finnish julkaisutoiminta
- julkaisutoimintathe industry of publishing
German Verlagswesen
- Verlagswesenthe industry of publishing
Hindi प्रकाशन
- प्रकाशन (prakāśan)the industry of publishing
Tagalog paglalathala
- paglalathalathe industry of publishing
Turkish yayımcılık, yayıncılık
- yayımcılıkthe industry of publishing
- yayıncılıkthe industry of publishing
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publishing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/publishing
MLA
“publishing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/publishing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “publishing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/publishing.
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