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public
What does public mean?
public (adjective): able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce public?
/ˈpʌblɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are antonyms of public?
Words related to public
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “public” mean?
tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; nosy, prying
Not quite: that's what curious means.
able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view
Right! That's what “public” means.
spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction
Not quite: that's what round means.
being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
Not quite: that's what left means.
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