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publicado

published

adjective poo-blee-KAH-doh Less Common

Origin: Past participle of publicar, from Latin publicare (to make public).

Usage Note

Publicado is the past participle of publicar used as an adjective (un artículo publicado = 'a published article'). As a standalone predicate it requires ser: el libro fue publicado en 2020 (passive) vs. el libro está publicado (state). Do not confuse with público (public, adjective), which has a different meaning.

Examples

"El informe publicado ayer causó controversia."

Natural Translation

The report published yesterday caused controversy.

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