Public word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "public" word

[noun] a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading public"
[noun] people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"
[adjective] affecting the people or community as a whole; "community leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare"
[adjective] not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole; "the public good"; "public libraries"; "public funds"; "public parks"; "a public scandal"; "public gardens"; "performers and members of royal families are public figures"

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\Pub"lic\, 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. To the public good Private respects must yield. --Milton. He [Alexander Hamilton] touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprung upon its feet. --D. Webster. 2. Open to the knowledge or view of all; general; common; notorious; as, public report; public scandal. Joseph, . . . not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. --Matt. i. 19. 3. Open to common or general use; as, a public road; a public house. ``The public street.'' --Shak. {Public act} or {statute} (Law), an act or statute affecting matters of public concern. Of such statutes the courts take judicial notice. {Public credit}. See under {Credit}. {Public funds}. See {Fund}, 3. {Public house}, an inn, or house of entertainment. {Public law}.
(a) See {International law}, under {International}.
(b) A public act or statute. {Public nuisance}. (Law) See under {Nuisance}. {Public orator}. (Eng. Universities) See {Orator}, 3. {Public stores}, military and naval stores, equipments, etc. {Public works}, all fixed works built by civil engineers for public use, as railways, docks, canals, etc.; but strictly, military and civil engineering works constructed at the public cost.
\Pub"lic\, 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. The public is more disposed to censure than to praise. --Addison. 2. A public house; an inn. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. {In public}, openly; before an audience or the people at large; not in private or secrecy. ``We are to speak in public.'' --Shak.

Synonyms for public

common, community(a), in the public eye(p), national, open, populace, semipublic, state, state-supported, unexclusive, unrestricted, world

Antonyms: private

The fun area, different aproach to word »public«

Let's analyse "public" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: CILBUP. Average typing speed for these characters is 1590 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .--. ..- -... .-.. .. -.-.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: public: 3 + 9 = 12, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: public: 7 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 9 + 3 = 27, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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