English dictionary
public
/'p/@/bl/I/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole
ExamplesThe public good.
Public libraries.
Public funds.
Public parks.
A public scandal.
Public gardens.
Antonyms privateSource: WordNet 3.0
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Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to <i>private</i>; as, the <i>public</i> treasury.
Source: webster1913
noun
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people in general considered as a whole
ExamplesHe is a hero in the eyes of the public.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a body of people sharing some common interest
ExamplesThe reading public.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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The general body of mankind, or of a nation, state, or community; the people, indefinitely; as, the American <i>public</i>; also, a particular body or aggregation of people; as, an author's <i>public</i>.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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affecting the people or community as a whole
ExamplesThe public welfare.
Source: WordNet 3.0