Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in public

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.56 in modern English

Syllables
in- pub-lic
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

In view of other people, who may be strangers.

Example Sentences

Phrases

air one's dirty laundry in public air one's dirty linen in public wash one's dirty laundry in public wash one's dirty linen in public

Synonyms

publicly publically

Antonyms

in private

Questions

What does in public mean?
In view of other people, who may be strangers.

How to pronounce in public

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