Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

publishing

/ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables
pub-lish-ing
IPA
/ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something published; a publication.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of publish

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

publishings (plural)

Derived Forms

micropublishing nanopublishing privishing

Phrases

database publishing desktop publishing electronic publishing e-publishing predatory publishing publishing date publishing house salami publishing

Synonyms

publication

Questions

How do you pronounce publishing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʌblɪʃɪŋ/.
What does publishing mean?
The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc.

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