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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈpub•lic doˈmain, n. [uncountable* usually: the + ~]- Lawthe legal status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired, or for which there never was such protection.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pub′lic domain′, [Law.]- Lawthe status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
- Lawland owned by the government.
pub′lic-do•main′, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: public domain n - the status of a published work or invention upon which the copyright or patent has expired or which has not been patented or subject to copyright. It may thus be freely used by the public
- in the public domain ⇒ able to be discussed and examined freely by the general public
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