publishable

adjective

pub·​lish·​able -shəbəl How to pronounce publishable (audio)
: allowable or suitable for publication
there must not … be any censorship of legally publishable materialsD. H. Clift
investigations have not been carried far enough to yield publishable resultsT. H. Johnson
it was not a publishable bookHarrison Smith

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“Publishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/publishable. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.

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