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pubic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpjuːbɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːbɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: P Y UW1 B IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis or the pubes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating or near the pubis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • pubic bones
  • pubic hair

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English pubis Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English pubic From pubis + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: púbicu — of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis
  • Catalan: púbic — of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis
  • Catalan: pubià — of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis
  • Finnish: häpy- — of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis
  • French: pubien — of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis
  • Galician: púbico — of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis
  • Irish: púbasach — of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis
  • Italian: pubico — of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis
  • Russian: лобко́вый (lobkóvyj) — of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis
  • Spanish: púbico — of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis