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public-spirited

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pub⋅lic-spir⋅it⋅ed

  [puhb-lik-spir-i-tid]
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–adjective
having or showing an unselfish interest in the public welfare: a public-spirited citizen.
Origin:
1670–80

Related forms:
pub⋅lic-spir⋅it⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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pub·lic-spir·it·ed   (pŭb'lĭk-spĭr'ĭ-tĭd)
adj.  Motivated by or exhibiting devotion to the public welfare.
pub'lic-spir'it·ed·ness n.
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