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View synonyms for public domain
public domain
noun
, Law.
- the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
- land owned by the government.
public domain
noun
- lands owned by a state or by the federal government
- 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 domainable to be discussed and examined freely by the general public
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- public-do·main adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of public domain1
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
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