published
adjective
[ ˈpʌblɪʃt ]
• (of a book, journal, piece of music, etc.) prepared and issued for public sale or readership.
• "the collection includes the complete published works of Benjamin Britten"
• (of information) printed or made available online so as to be generally known.
• "there is very little published data on the subject"
publish
verb
• prepare and issue (a book, journal, piece of music, etc.) for public sale, distribution, or readership.
• "we publish practical reference books"
• communicate (a libel) to a third party.
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘make generally known’): from the stem of Old French puplier, from Latin publicare ‘make public’, from publicus (see public).
