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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 publication was a major achievement for the philosophes
- what public works are not copyrighted
- what public assistance do i qualify for
usual
English
Alternative forms
- (shortening, informal) (no fixed spelling) uzhe, uzh, yoozh
Etymology
From Middle English usual, from Old French usuel, from Latin ?su?lis (“for use, fit for use, also of common use, customary, common, ordinary, usual”), from ?sus (“use, habit, custom”), from the past participle stem of ?t? (“to use”). Displaced native Old English ?ewunel??.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ju????l/, /?ju???l/
- Hyphenation: u?su?al
Adjective
usual (comparative more usual, superlative most usual)
- Most commonly occurring; typical.
- The preference of a boy to a girl is a usual occurrence in some parts of China.
- It is becoming more usual these days to rear children as bilingual.
Synonyms
- wonted, normal, common, standard, regular, ordinary, plain, simple, typical
Antonyms
- unusual, abnormal, atypical
Derived terms
Related terms
- usuality
Translations
Noun
usual (uncountable)
- The typical state of something, or something that is typical.
- (colloquial) A specific good or service (e.g. a drink) that someone typically orders.
- I'll just have the usual.
Usage notes
Sometimes colloquially shortened to the first syllable (IPA(key): /ju??/), an overwhelmingly spoken-only slang word with no single widely accepted spelling (see uzhe).
Further reading
- usual in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- usual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- luaus
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin ?su?lis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
usual (epicene, plural usuales)
- common, typical, usual
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin ?su?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /u.zu?al/
Adjective
usual (masculine and feminine plural usuals)
- usual
- Antonym: inusual
Derived terms
- inusual
- usualment
Further reading
- “usual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “usual” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “usual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “usual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Latin ?su?lis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
usual m or f (plural usuais)
- usual, regular, normal
Derived terms
- usualmente
Further reading
- “usual” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Middle English
Alternative forms
- usuel, usualle, usuale, usuell, usuall
Etymology
From Old French usuel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iu?ziu??a?l/, /iu?zu?a?l/, /?iu?ziu?al/, /?iu?zual/, /?iu?zu?l/
Adjective
usual
- customary, established
- usual, normal, regular
Descendants
- English: usual
- Scots: usual, uswal, eeswal
References
- “?su??l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-08.
Piedmontese
Alternative forms
- üsual
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /y?z?al/
Adjective
usual
- usual
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin ?su?lis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /uzu?aw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /u?zwa?/
Adjective
usual m or f (plural usuais, comparable)
- usual (most commonly occurring)
- Antonym: inusual
Derived terms
- inusual
- usualmente
Related terms
- usar
- uso
Further reading
- “usual” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ?su?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u?swal/, [u?swal]
- Hyphenation: u?sual
Adjective
usual (plural usuales)
- usual
- Antonym: inusual
Derived terms
- inusual
- usualmente
Further reading
- “usual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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