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public

[puhb-lik] / ˈpʌb lɪk /
ADJECTIVE
community, general
Synonyms
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civic civil communal governmental mutual national popular social universal urban
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city common country federal free government metropolitan open state
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accessible conjoint conjunct free to all intermutual municipal not private open door unrestricted widespread without charge
Antonyms
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local private unshared
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particular specific unknown
ADJECTIVE
known, acknowledged
Synonyms
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overt popular social
STRONG
general open patent plain
WEAK
exposed in circulation notorious obvious prevalent published recognized societal usual vulgar widespread
Antonyms
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private
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abnormal ambiguous definite extraordinary hidden unclear uncommon vague
WEAK
particular specific unknown
NOUN
people of community; people interested in something
Synonyms
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audience community country electorate everyone nation people populace population society
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bodies buyers citizens clientele commonalty followers following heads masses mob multitude patrons suite supporters voters
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men and women

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