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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdomaine public
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dɔmɛn pyblik
"Cette œuvre est entrée dans le domaine public."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of belonging or being available to the public as a whole, especially through being free from copyright restrictions.
"Many classic novels from the nineteenth century are now in the public domain."
- 1
Relating to works, ideas, or information that are not protected by intellectual property laws and may be freely used by anyone.
"The researcher used public domain data to conduct the historical analysis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term derives from the Late Latin 'publicus' (pertaining to the people) combined with the Latin 'dominium' (ownership, property). Historically evolved in legal contexts during the 18th and 19th centuries to denote creative works and intellectual property that are not protected by copyright and are freely available for public use.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Public Domain" is said worldwide
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domaine public
Transliteration: dɔmɛn pyblik
"Cette œuvre est entrée dans le domaine public."
Gemeinfreiheit
Transliteration: ɡəˈmaɪ̯nfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t
"Dieses Buch ist gemeinfrei."
pubblico dominio
Transliteration: ˈpub.bli.ko doˈmi.njo
"Quella canzone è di pubblico dominio."
dominio público
Transliteration: doˈminjo ˈpuβliko
"La información es de dominio público."
domínio público
Transliteration: duˈmi.nju ˈpu.bli.ku
"Aquele romance está em domínio público."
सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र
Transliteration: sarvajanik kshetra
"यह डेटा अब सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र में उपलब्ध है।"
公有领域
Transliteration: gōng yǒu lǐng yù
"这部老电影已经进入了公有领域。"
공공 저작물
Transliteration: gonggong jeojakmul
"그 사진은 공공 저작물로 개방되었습니다."
パブリックドメイン
Transliteration: paburikku domein
"その古典小説はパブリックドメインになった。"
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