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What does public mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word public? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Able to be seen or known by everyone; open to general view, happening without concealment. [from 14th c.]
  2. Pertaining to all the people as a whole (as opposed a private group); concerning the whole country, community etc. [from 15th c.]
  3. Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the state on behalf of the community. [from 15th c.]
  4. Open to all members of a community; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes. [from 15th c.]
  5. (of a company) Traded publicly via a stock market.
Noun
  1. The people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.
  2. (archaic) A public house; an inn.
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