'In public' definitions:

Definition of 'in public'

From: WordNet
adverb
In a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly; "she admitted publicly to being a communist" [syn: publicly, publically, in public] [ant: in camera, in private, privately]

Definition of 'In public'

From: GCIDE
  • Public \Pub"lic\, n.
  • 1. The general body of mankind, or of a nation, state, or community; the people, indefinitely; as, the American public; also, a particular body or aggregation of people; as, an author's public. [1913 Webster]
  • The public is more disposed to censure than to praise. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A public house; an inn. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • In public, openly; before an audience or the people at large; not in private or secrecy. "We are to speak in public." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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