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public
adjective
1. Capitalized in shares of stock that can be traded on the open market: a public company.
2. Connected with or acting on behalf of the people, community, or government: public office.
3. Enrolled in or attending a public school: transit passes for public students.
4. Maintained for or used by the people or community: a public park.
5. Of, concerning, or affecting the community or the people: the public good.
idiom
1. Go public To become publicly owned, by launching shares of stock onto the open market: The company went public after having been closely held for 12 years.
2. Go public with Informal To reveal to the public a previously unknown or secret piece of information: The president finally had to go public with the scandal.
3. In public In such a way as to be visible to the scrutiny of the people: "A career is born in public—talent in privacy” ( Marilyn Monroe).
noun
1. A group of people sharing a common interest: the reading public.
2. Admirers or followers, especially of a famous person. See Usage Note at collective noun.
3. The community or the people as a whole.
4. A place accessible or visible to the public .
5. The people as a whole .
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public | 12 |
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li | 2 |
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lib | 5 |
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piu | 5 |
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pul | 5 |
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clip | 8 |
club | 8 |
puli | 6 |
blip | 8 |
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picul | 9 |
pubic | 11 |
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public | 12 |