different between public vs pandemic
public
English
Alternative forms
- publick, publicke, publike, publique (all obsolete)
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman publik, public, Middle French public, publique et al., and their source, Latin p?blicus (“pertaining to the people”). Compare people.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?bl?k/
- Hyphenation: pub?lic
Adjective
public (comparative more public, superlative most public)
- Able to be seen or known by everyone; open to general view, happening without concealment. [from 14th c.]
- Pertaining to the people as a whole (as opposed to a private group); concerning the whole country, community etc. [from 15th c.]
- 2010, Adam Vaughan, The Guardian, 16 Sep 2010:
- A mere 3% of the more than 1,000 people interviewed said they actually knew what the conference was about. It seems safe to say public awareness of the Convention on Biological Awareness in Nagoya - and its goal of safeguarding wildlife - is close to non-existent.
- 2010, Adam Vaughan, The Guardian, 16 Sep 2010:
- Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the state on behalf of the community. [from 15th c.]
- 2004, The Guardian, Leader, 18 Jun 2004:
- But culture's total budget is a tiny proportion of all public spending; it is one of the government's most visible success stories.
- 2004, The Guardian, Leader, 18 Jun 2004:
- Open to all members of a community; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes. [from 15th c.]
- 2011, David Smith, The Guardian, 10 May 2011:
- Some are left for dead on rubbish tips, in refuge bags or at public toilets.
- 2011, David Smith, The Guardian, 10 May 2011:
- (of a company) Traded publicly via a stock market.
- (not comparable, object-oriented programming) Accessible to the program in general, not only to the class or any subclasses.
Antonyms
- private
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
public (plural publics)
- The people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.
- 2007 May 4, Martin Jacques, The Guardian
- Bush and Blair stand condemned by their own publics and face imminent political extinction.
- 2007 May 4, Martin Jacques, The Guardian
- (public relations) A particular group or demographic to be targeted.
- 2005, Donald Treadwell, ?Jill B. Treadwell, Public Relations Writing: Principles in Practice (page 19)
- To the extent that you will use them to reach many other publics, the news media will also be one of your publics.
- 2005, Donald Treadwell, ?Jill B. Treadwell, Public Relations Writing: Principles in Practice (page 19)
- (archaic) A public house; an inn.
Derived terms
- antipublic
- general public
- Joe Public
- John Q. Public
- member of the public
- public relations
- public-spirited
Translations
References
- public at OneLook Dictionary Search
- public in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- public in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- public in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /py.blik/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin publicus.
Adjective
public (feminine singular publique, masculine plural publics, feminine plural publiques)
- public
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun use of public (compare Latin publicum).
Noun
public m (plural publics)
- public (people in general)
- audience
- Il devait plaire à son public.
- He had to please his audience
- Il devait plaire à son public.
Further reading
- “public” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Ladin
Adjective
public m pl
- plural of publich
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin publicus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
public m (feminine singular publica, masculine plural publics, feminine plural publicas)
- public
- Antonym: privat
Derived terms
- publicament
Noun
public m (plural publics)
- public, audience
Old French
Alternative forms
- publik
- publiq
- publique
Adjective
public m (oblique and nominative feminine singular publique)
- public (not private; available to the general populace)
Derived terms
- en public
References
- publik on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French public < Latin publicus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pu.blik/
Adjective
public m or n (feminine singular public?, masculine plural publici, feminine and neuter plural publice)
- public
Noun
public n (plural publice)
- the public
public From the web:
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- what public school am i zoned for
- what public schools are open
- what publications are included in apple news
- what public libraries are open
- what publication was a major achievement for the philosophes
- what public works are not copyrighted
- what public assistance do i qualify for
pandemic
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /pæn?d?m?k/
- Rhymes: -?m?k
- Hyphenation: pan?dem?ic
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek ???????? (pánd?mos, “of or belonging to all the people, public”) + English -ic (suffix forming adjectives from nouns with the sense ‘of or pertaining to’). ???????? is derived from ???- (pan-, prefix meaning ‘all, every’) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh?- (“to protect, shepherd”)) + ????? (dêmos, “the common people; free citizens, sovereign people”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh?- (“to divide, share”)). Compare Late Latin pand?mus (“affecting all the people, general, public”).
Adjective
pandemic (comparative more pandemic, superlative most pandemic)
- (epidemiology) Of a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.
- Synonyms: (obsolete) pandemial, (obsolete) pandemical, panepidemic
- Antonym: nonpandemic
- (usually derogatory) General, widespread.
- Synonyms: common, ubiquitous, universal; see also Thesaurus:widespread
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
pandemic (plural pandemics)
- (epidemiology) A pandemic disease; a disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population.
- Synonyms: (rare) pandemia; see also Thesaurus:pandemic
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- Black Death
- bubonic plague
- COVID-19 (coronavirus, Chinese virus, Wuhan virus)
- plague
- Spanish flu
Etymology 2
See Pandemic.
Adjective
pandemic (not comparable)
- (Greek mythology, Roman mythology, rare) Alternative letter-case form of Pandemic - Aphrodite Pandemos, the earthly aspect of the Greek goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart Venus, as contrasted with the heavenly aspect known as Aphrodite Urania: earthly, physical, sensual.
References
Further reading
- pandemic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- pandemic (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Romanian
Etymology
From French pandémique
Adjective
pandemic m or n (feminine singular pandemic?, masculine plural pandemici, feminine and neuter plural pandemice)
- pandemic
Declension
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