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How to pronounce public
Say it like this: /ˈpʌb.lɪk/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does public mean?
adjAble to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view.
Open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes.
“public library public park”
Of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly, for example, through a stock market.
nounChiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.
“Members of the public may not proceed beyond this point.”
Preceded by a possessive determiner such as my, your, or their: a group of people who support a particular person, especially a performer, a writer, etc.; an audience, a following.
Often preceded by the and a qualifying word: a particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic.
“the reading public”
verbTo make (something) openly or widely known; to publicize, to publish.
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