Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Public
public, adj. [ME < Fr. < L. pūblicus < poplus, people.] (webplay: grieve, house, just, knowledge, mindedness, name, report).
- Open; noticeable; conspicuous; unconcealed; indiscreet; bold; pretentious; ostentatious; audaciously visible to all; blatantly manifest to the general population.
- Common; central; community; municipal; town; accessible to all; belonging to the city as a whole.
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