public (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def not private
def open to or concerning the people as a whole
examples the public good
public libraries
public funds
public parks
a public scandal
public gardens
performers and members of royal families are public figures
Outgoing links
Also see exoteric; overt, open
Derivationally related form public → publicity
Antonym public → private
Similar to in the public eye(p); national; open; semipublic; state-supported; unexclusive, unrestricted
Incoming links
Also see exoteric; overt, open
Antonym private → public
Similar to in the public eye(p); national; open; semipublic; state-supported; unexclusive, unrestricted
Derived from adjective publicly → public
Derivationally related form publicity → public

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