PREPUBLICATION


Meaning of PREPUBLICATION in English

/pree'pub li kay"sheuhn/ , n.

1. the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.

adj.

2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of such a period: a prepublication party for the author.

[ 1920-25; PRE- + PUBLICATION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .