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public-spirited
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective public-spirited has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
public-spirited, a.
- Having, or exercising, a disposition to advance the interest of the community or public; as, public-spirited men. [1913 Webster]
- Dictated by a regard to public good; as, a public-spirited project or measure. Addison. [1913 Webster]
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