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[Adjective] | "pub*lic" | \ ˈpə-blik \

1: exposed to general view : open

2: well-known, prominent

3: perceptible, material

Origin: 14th century ;

Middle English publique, publike, borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin pūblicus "of or belonging to the people as a body, authorized by the state, communal, available to all, universal," alteration (by blending with pūbēs "adult male population, group of able-bodied men," perhaps via an adjective derivative *pūbicus) of earlier poplicus, from pop(u)lus "a human community, people, nation" + -icus {see: |-ic;1|-ic:1} {mat|pubes|}, {mat|people:1|};

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[Noun] | "public"

1: a place accessible or visible to the public —usually used in the phrase in public

2: the people as a whole : populace

3: a group of people having common interests or characteristics; specifically : the group at which a particular activity or enterprise aims

Origin: 15th century ;

Middle English in publike "in the open, in general view," borrowed from Middle French en publique, borrowed from Latin in pūblicō, from ablative of pūblicum "places accessible to the public," noun derivative from neuter of pūblicus "of the people as a body, {see: |public;1|public:1}";

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[Noun] | "public-address system"

1: an apparatus including a microphone and loudspeakers used for broadcasting (as to an audience in an auditorium) —called also PA, PA system

Origin: 1917 ;

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[Noun] | "public assistance"

1: government aid to needy, aged, or disabled persons and to dependent children

Origin: 1884 ;

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[Noun] | "public defender"

1: a lawyer usually holding public office whose duty is to defend accused persons unable to pay for legal assistance

Origin: 1822 ;

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[Noun] | "public domain"

1: land owned directly by the government

2: the realm embracing property rights that belong to the community at large, are unprotected by copyright or patent, and are subject to appropriation by anyone

Origin: 1819 ;

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[Noun] | "public health"

1: the art and science dealing with the protection and improvement of community health by organized community effort and including preventive medicine and sanitary and social science

Origin: 1617 ;

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[Noun] | "public house"

1: inn, hostelry

2: a licensed saloon or bar

Origin: 1658 ;

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[Noun] | "pub*lic-key" | \ ˈpə-blik-ˈkē \

1: a cryptographic element that is the publicly shared half of an encryption code and that can be used only to encode messages

Origin: 1976 ;

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[Noun] | "public land"

1: land owned by a government; specifically : that part of the U.S. public domain subject to sale or disposal under the homestead laws

Origin: 1789 ;

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[Adjective] | "public"

1: not known by only a select few;

* e.g., " ... the mayor's plans to retire have been public knowledge for some time "

Synonyms :
open

2: freely available for use or participation by all;

* e.g., " ... a public swimming pool "

3: of or relating to a nation;

* e.g., " ... a trade agreement in the public interest "

Synonyms :
civil,
national

Antonyms :
nonnational

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[Noun] | "public"

1: human beings in general;

* e.g., " ... a lecture open to the public "

2: the body of the community as contrasted with the elite;

* e.g., " ... the highbrows have always disdained his novels, but the public just eats them up "

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[Noun] | "public defender"

1: as in trial lawyer, criminal lawyer;

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[Noun] | "public defenders"

1: as in trial lawyers, criminal lawyers;

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[Noun] | "public schools"

1: as in high schools, middle schools;

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[Noun] | "public school"

1: as in high school, middle school;

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[Noun] | "public house"

1: a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests;

* e.g., " ... took lodging at a public house that had recently been completely renovated "

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2: a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises;

* e.g., " ... visited a public house in London that has been welcoming customers since the time of Charles Dickens "

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[Noun] | "public servant"

1: a person who holds a public office;

* e.g., " ... the new governor made a vow that he would always remember why he was called a public servant "

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2: a worker in a government agency;

* e.g., " ... concerned that the new federal agency would just add another slew of public servants to the government payroll "

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[Noun] | "public speaking"

1: the art of speaking in public eloquently and effectively;

* e.g., " ... she is very experienced in public speaking and should do well in her campaign appearances before large crowds "

Synonyms :
elocution,
oratory

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[Noun] | "public houses"

1: a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests;

* e.g., " ... took lodging at a public house that had recently been completely renovated "

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2: a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises;

* e.g., " ... visited a public house in London that has been welcoming customers since the time of Charles Dickens "

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