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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesde dominio público
Pronunciation / Transliteration: de doˈminjo ˈpuβliko
"El escándalo ya es de dominio público."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Information that is generally known and accessible to most people within a society without requiring specialized research.
"The company's financial struggles have become public knowledge after the latest press release." - 2
Facts or details that are not confidential, secret, or restricted by privacy laws.
"Once the document was filed in court, its contents entered the realm of public knowledge."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'public', originating from Latin 'publicus' (pertaining to the people), and 'knowledge', derived from Middle English 'knowlechen' (to recognize or admit). As a compound phrase, it emerged in early modern English administrative and legal discourse to designate information universally accessible or known within a community.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Public knowledge" is said worldwide
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notoriété publique
Transliteration: notɔʁjete pyblik
"Cette affaire est devenue de notoriété publique."
allgemein bekannt
Transliteration: alɡəˈmɛɪ̯n bəˈkant
"Diese Tatsachen sind inzwischen allgemein bekannt."
di dominio pubblico
Transliteration: di doˈmiːnjo ˈpubbliko
"La notizia è ormai di dominio pubblico."
de dominio público
Transliteration: de doˈminjo ˈpuβliko
"El escándalo ya es de dominio público."
conhecimento público
Transliteration: kuɲeʃiˈmẽtu ˈpubliku
"O caso tornou-se de conhecimento público."
सार्वजनिक ज्ञान
Transliteration: sarvajanik gyan
"यह बात अब सार्वजनिक ज्ञान बन चुकी है।"
众所周知
Transliteration: zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī
"这件事情已经是众所周知的秘密了。"
공공연한 사실
Transliteration: gonggongyeonhan sasil
"그 사실은 이미 공공연한 사실이 되었다."
公知の事実
Transliteration: kōchi no jijitsu
"その情報はすでに公知の事実である。"
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