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Publication vs Publicity - What's the difference?

publication | publicity |

As nouns the difference between publicity and publication

is that publicity is advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something while publication is the act of publishing printed or other matter.

publication

English

Noun

  • The act of publishing printed or other matter
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • The publication of these papers was not owing to our folly, but that of others.
  • An issue of printed or other matter, offered for sale or distribution
  • The communication of information to the general public etc.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • His jealousy attends the business, the recreations, the publications , and retirements of every man.

    publicity

    English

    (wikipedia publicity)

    Noun

    (-)
  • Advertising or other activity designed to rouse public interest in something.
  • Public interest attracted in this way.
  • The condition of being the object of public attention.

    • Derived terms

    * publicity hound * publicity stunt

    Related terms

    * public * publicist * publicness