the communication of something to the public; making information generally known
source: WordNet 3.0
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
source: WordNet 3.0
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.