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nonpublic

nonpublic

1 7.2
Most people do not know about it
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈpʌblɪk/
translation icon : no público
  • The plan would pay up to twenty-five hundred dollars per student for them to attend a nonpublic school.
  • nonpublic school
  • nonpublic information
  • nonpublic payers

Examples

  • Many programs at multiple levels now allow students to use publicly funded scholarships, grants, or tax credits for education at public, nonpublic non-religious, and nonpublic religious schools, of which the latter two categories include independent schools.

    Academic text (2006)
  • China has also attracted hundreds of billions of dollars of foreign investment and more than a trillion dollars of domestic nonpublic investment.

    Academic text (2005)
  • However, the Opportunity Scholarship Program contains several limitations for families and receiving nonpublic schools.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Student achievement has justified the shift in educational dollars to nonpublic schools.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Admission to a nonpublic school has to be determined randomly.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The original fears of intrusion by the state have been somewhat put to rest through a constant information campaign about nonpublic schools to the legislature and a strong lobbying effort.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The company keeps its nonpublic financial records private to protect sensitive information.

  • Investors must avoid using nonpublic data when making trading decisions to stay within legal boundaries.

  • She preferred to share her nonpublic thoughts only with her closest friends.

Synonyms

unfamous
vsnonpublic
1 6.7

Many people do not know someone or something

is broader meaning lacking prominent status rather than just fame
unpublicized
vsnonpublic
1 6.4

Not told to most people or announced widely

is about lacking notable recognition rather than simply not being announced
nonfamous
vsnonpublic
4.4

Not well known to many people

is about lacking notable position or status rather than only not being well known
unpublic
vsnonpublic
7.9

Private and not widely known

is about lacking notable standing rather than being kept private

Antonyms

1.0

Open or available to everyone, not private

How Public

well-known
253 1.0
public
1.0
nonpublic
1 7.2
private
1.8
secret
2.0

Surface Forms

nonpublic positive

Morphology

nonpublic = public (transparent) = non + public

The negative prefix 'non-' is directly attached to 'public', yielding the clear meaning 'not public' that learners can infer.

Etymology

The word nonpublic breaks into non- meaning 'not' and public meaning 'open to everyone'. So nonpublic is like 'not open to everyone' and describes roles or information that are private or not widely known.