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  • 71pub´lic-spir´it|ed|ly — pub|lic spir|it|ed «PUHB lihk SPIHR uh tihd», adjective. having or showing an unselfish desire for the public good: »A committee of 342 public spirited men and women leaders…has been organized (New York Times). –pub´lic spir´it|ed|ly, adverb.… …

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  • 72pub|lic-spir|it|ed — «PUHB lihk SPIHR uh tihd», adjective. having or showing an unselfish desire for the public good: »A committee of 342 public spirited men and women leaders…has been organized (New York Times). –pub´lic spir´it|ed|ly, adverb. –pub´lic… …

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  • 73pub´lish|ment — pub|lish «PUHB lihsh», transitive verb. 1. to prepare and offer (a book, paper, map, a piece of music, or the like) for sale or distribution: »[He] is general editor for the volumes being published (Time). 2. to bring out the books or works of:… …

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  • 74pub´lish|a|ble — pub|lish «PUHB lihsh», transitive verb. 1. to prepare and offer (a book, paper, map, a piece of music, or the like) for sale or distribution: »[He] is general editor for the volumes being published (Time). 2. to bring out the books or works of:… …

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  • 75pub|lish — «PUHB lihsh», transitive verb. 1. to prepare and offer (a book, paper, map, a piece of music, or the like) for sale or distribution: »[He] is general editor for the volumes being published (Time). 2. to bring out the books or works of: »Some… …

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  • 76pub|li|ca|tion — «PUHB luh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. a book, newspaper, or magazine; anything that is published: »“Boy s Life” is a publication of the Boy Scouts. Abbr: pub. 2. the printing and selling of books, newspapers, or magazines. 3. the first public sale of a… …

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  • 77pub´li|ciz´a|ble — pub|li|cize «PUHB luh syz», transitive verb, cized, ciz|ing. to give publicity to: »The means of picking the fights and publicizing them will be the classic device of Congressional inquiry (New York Times). –pub´li|ciz´a|ble, adjective …

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  • 78pub|li|cize — «PUHB luh syz», transitive verb, cized, ciz|ing. to give publicity to: »The means of picking the fights and publicizing them will be the classic device of Congressional inquiry (New York Times). –pub´li|ciz´a|ble, adjective …

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  • 79pub|lish|er — «PUHB lih shuhr», noun. 1. a person or company whose business is to produce and sell books, newspapers, or magazines: »Look at the bottom of the title page of this book for the publisher s name. Abbr: pub. 2. a person who makes something public …

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  • 80pub crawl — pub ,crawl noun count BRITISH INFORMAL the activity of going to several pubs one after the other and having a drink in each one …

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