English

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Etymology

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From public +‎ -ally.

Pronunciation

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Same as publicly.

Adverb

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publically (comparative more publically, superlative most publically)

  1. Rare spelling of publicly.
    • U.S. International Trade Commission, Remediation and Nature and Landscape Protection Services
      Several of the publically-available offers include changes affecting the classification of the definition of the environmental services covered by their commitments.

Usage notes

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This spelling is omitted from many dictionaries, but is present in Merriam-Webster and Collins. The suffix -ally is normally used in this context (added onto words that end in -ic), but public is an exception, and publicly is generally considered more correct.

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