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record vs public record

public record vs record

record and public record both are nouns.

record is a verb but public record is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
record Yes No Yes No
public record Yes No No No
As nouns, public record is a hyponym of record; that is, public record is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than record:
  • record: anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
  • public record: any information, minutes, files, accounts or other records which a governmental body is required to maintain, and which must be accessible to scrutiny by the public.
Other hyponyms of record include written account, written record, memorabilia, check stub, counterfoil, stub, data file, file, account, chronicle, history, story, working papers.
record (noun) public record (noun)
an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport) any information, minutes, files, accounts or other records which a governmental body is required to maintain, and which must be accessible to scrutiny by the public.
the sum of recognized accomplishments
sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
record (verb) public record (verb)
make a record of; set down in permanent form
register electronically
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
be aware of
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