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Publicness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. The state of being public, or open to the view or notice of people at large; as the publicness of a sale.

2. State of belonging to the community; as the publicness of property.

Publicness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. The quality or state of being public, or open to the view or notice of people at large; publicity; notoriety; as, the publicness of a sale.

2. The quality or state of belonging to the community; as, the publicness of property.