Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-publish

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
self--pub-lish
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To publish a work independently, without the assistance of a publishing company.

Etymology

From self- + publish.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

self-publishes (present, singular) self-publishing (participle, present) self-published (participle, past) self-published (past) self-pub (alternative) selfpub (alternative)

Antonyms

trad-pub

Questions

What does self-publish mean?
To publish a work independently, without the assistance of a publishing company.
Where does self-publish come from?
From self- + publish.

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