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Webster 1828 Edition

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Making known; divulging; promulgating; proclaiming; selling or offering publicly for sale; uttering.

publishing ‎(countable and uncountable, plural publishings)

The industry of publishing, including the production and distribution of books, magazines, web sites, newspapers, etc.
Something published; a publication.
- 2002, Elizabeth Blades-Zeller, A Spectrum of Voices
  I read as much as I can: Journal of Singing, the Journal of Research in Singing, and the publishings of the Voice Foundation.

the industry of publishing

publishing