divulgation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin dīvulgātiō (“wide publication”). Compare French divulgation. By surface analysis, di- + vulgation.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdaɪvʌlˈɡeɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Noun[edit]
divulgation (countable and uncountable, plural divulgations)
- The act of divulging or publishing; publication.
- 1612–1626, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volumes (please specify |volume=II, V, or VI), London, →OCLC:
- Secrecy hath no less use than divulgation.
- The disclosure or revelation of a secret.
- The communication of technology or science to the general public, public awareness of science.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
publication
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disclosure of a secret
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References[edit]
- OED 2nd edition 1989
- OED1 Vol.3 p.575
- “divulgation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin dīvulgātiōnem.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
divulgation f (plural divulgations)
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “divulgation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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