public
1. pub.lic \'p*b-lik\ aj [ME publique, fr. MF, fr. L publicus, prob. alter.
of poplicusX, fr. populus the people 1a: of, relating to, or affecting all
the people or the whole area of a na tion or state {~ law} 1b: GOVERNMENTAL
1c: in the service of the community or nation 2a: of or relating to
mankind in general : UNIVERSAL 2b: GENERAL, POPULAR 3: of or relating to
business or community interests as opposed to private affairs : SOCIAL 4:
devoted to the general or national welfare : HUMANITARIAN 5: accessible to
or shared by all members of the community 6a: exposed to general view :
OPEN 6b: WELL-KNOWN, PROMINENT 6c: PERCEPTIBLE, MATERIAL - pub.lic.ness
n
2. public n 1: a place accessible or visible to the public - usu. used in
the phrase in public 2: the people as a whole : POPULACE 3: a group of
people having common interests or characteristics