"anticommons" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: anticommons [plural]
Etymology: Coined by Michael Heller, based on "tragedy of the commons", a term coined by Garrett Hardin. Head templates: {{en-noun|anticommons}} anticommons (plural anticommons)
  1. The reverse of a commons; a situation in which a resource is subject to fragmented rights, whereby potential users can exclude one another.
    Sense id: en-anticommons-en-noun-qcLs7JRh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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