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Meaning of public

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  public
      adj 1: 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" [ant: {private}]
      2: affecting the people or community as a whole; "community
         leaders"; "community interests"; "the public welfare"
      n 1: people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in
           the eyes of the public" [syn: {populace}, {public},
           {world}]
      2: a body of people sharing some common interest; "the reading
         public"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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