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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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Open to the knowledge or view of all; general; common;
notorious; as, public report; public scandal. |
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Open to common or general use; as, a public road; a public
house. |
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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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A public house; an inn. |