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public (?), a. [L. publicus, poblicus, fr. populus people: cf. F. public. See People.] 1. Of or pertaining
| public | (?), a. [L. publicus, poblicus, fr. populus people: cf. F. public. See People.] 1.
Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private; as, the public treasury.
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| public | , n. 1.
The general body of mankind, or of a nation, state, or community; the people, indefinitely; as, the American public; also, a particular body or aggregation of people; as, an author's public.
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-The public is more disposed to censure than to praise. Addison.
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2.
A public house; an inn. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.
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In public, openly; before an audience or the people at large; not in private or secrecy. We are to speak in public. Shak.
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