adjective

published

published, issued

The book was published last year.

The book was published last year.

This is a list of published articles.

This is a list of published articles.

a published ((noun)) describing a work that has been made public The published report is on the desk.

((be)) published to be made available to the public The book was published in May.

Synonyms: issued, released, printed

From Latin 'publicare', meaning 'to make public'. It refers to making information available to the general public.

Think of something being made 'public'. Once it's published, it's out in the open for everyone to see or read.

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