public

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈpʰʌblɪk/
• SAMPA:/ "p_hVblIk/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation:pub‧lic

Adjective

Positive public

Comparative morepublic

Superlative mostpublic

1. Something ispublicif it is about or for all the people.

   You can't tell me to go away. This is apublicplace.

Related words

• publication

Noun

Singular public

Plural publics

1. (uncountable) All of the people in a big place like a country.

   I'm going to write this in thenewspaperbecause thepublicneeds to know it.

   Getting Westernpublicsto understand the nature of the war is hard enough.

   The dressrehearsalwas opened to the generalpublicas well ascelebrities.