| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | public | Not private |
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| 2 | public | Affecting the people or community as a whole | |
| NOUN | 1 | public, populace, world | People in general considered as a whole |
| 2 | public | A body of people sharing some common interest |
| Sounds | pah'blihk |
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| Rhymes | academic, acerbic, acetic, and 708 more rhymes in ihk at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Not private. Open to or concerning the people as a whole. |
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| Examples | "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures" |
| Similar | in the public eye; national; open; semipublic; state-supported; unexclusive, unrestricted |
| See also | exoteric; overt, open |
| Contrary | private |
| Adverbs | publicly |
| Meaning | Affecting the people or community as a whole. |
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| Examples | "the public welfare" |
| Similar to | common |
| Adverbs | publicly |
| Meaning | People in general considered as a whole. |
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| Examples | "he is a hero in the eyes of the public" |
| Synonyms | populace, world |
| Members | audience |
| Narrower | admass |
| Broader | people |
| Meaning | A body of people sharing some common interest. |
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| Examples | "the reading public" |
| Broader | body |