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public
[ puhb-lik ]
/ ĖpŹb lÉŖk /
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adjective
noun
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Idioms about public
Origin of public
1400ā50; <Latin pÅ«blicus (earlier pÅblicus, pÅplicus, akin to populuspeople); replacing late Middle English publique<Middle French <Latin, as above
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How to use public in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for public
public
/ (ĖpŹblÉŖk) /
adjective
noun
the community or people in general
a part or section of the community grouped because of a common interest, activity, etcthe racing public
Word Origin for public
C15: from Latin pÅ«blicus, changed from pÅplicus of the people, from populus people
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Other Idioms and Phrases with public
public
see go public; in public; in the public eye; John Doe (Q. Public); wash one's dirty linen in public.
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