trad-pub

noun

A work that has been published through a third-party publishing company, or a traditional publisher.

Opposite
self-pub
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Meanings

nountrad-pub (plural trad-pubs)

plural trad-pubs · alternative tradpub · alternative trad pub

  1. authorshipA work that has been published through a third-party publishing company, or a traditional publisher.
verbtrad-pub (third-person singular simple present trad-pubs, present participle trad-pubbing, simple past and past participle trad-pubbed)

present singular third person trad-pubs · participle present trad-pubbing · participle past trad-pubbed · past trad-pubbed · alternative tradpub · alternative trad pub

  1. informalauthorshipTo publish a work via a third-party publishing company, or traditional publisher.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
self-pub
Also see
trad pubtradpub
Cite this entry
APA

trad-pub. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trad-pub

MLA

“trad-pub.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trad-pub. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trad-pub,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trad-pub.

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