Hyphenation of public

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word public? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

pub-lic

Definitions of public:

1.	People in general considered as a whole He is a hero in the eyes of the public
2.	A body of people sharing some common interest The reading public
3.	Not private Open to or concerning the people as a whole The public good Public libraries Public funds Public parks A public scandal Public gardens Performers and members of royal families are public figures
4.	Affecting the people or community as a whole Community leaders Community interests The public welfare

Synonyms of public:

adj	public, in the public eye, national, open, semipublic, state-supported, unexclusive, unrestricted, exoteric, overt, open7
adj	common
noun	populace, world, people
noun	body

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.