·noun An act done in public.
II. Publication ·noun The act of offering a book, pamphlet, engraving, ·etc., to the public by sale or by gratuitous distribution.
III. Publication ·noun That which is published or made known; especially, any book, pamphlet, ·etc., offered for sale or to public notice; as, a daily or monthly publication.
IV. Publication ·noun 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.