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publishing
noun pub·lish·ing \-shiŋ\
: the business of producing books, magazines, etc., to sell to the public
Full Definition of PUBLISHING
: the business or profession of the commercial production and issuance of literature, information, musical scores or sometimes recordings, or art <newspaper publishing> <software publishing>
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1580
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