"public domain" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌpʌblɪk də(ʊ)ˈmeɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpʌblɪk doʊˈmeɪn/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-public domain.wav [US]
Rhymes: -eɪn Etymology: From public (“able to be seen or known by everyone”) + domain (“field or sphere of activity, expertise, or influence”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|public|domain|notext=1|t1=able to be seen or known by everyone|t2=field or sphere of activity, expertise, or influence|type=endocentric}} public (“able to be seen or known by everyone”) + domain (“field or sphere of activity, expertise, or influence”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} public domain (uncountable)
  1. (also attributively) Often preceded by in the.
    The state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone.
    Tags: also, attributive, uncountable
    Sense id: en-public_domain-en-noun-3MOQdQXF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 34 22 33
  2. (also attributively) Often preceded by in the.
    The state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone.
    (specifically, law) The realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents, and thus over which no person can establish a proprietary interest.
    Tags: also, attributive, specifically, uncountable Categories (topical): Law, Copyright, Patent law, Property law Translations (realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents): publieke domein (Afrikaans), openbare besit (Afrikaans), ملكية عامة (Arabic), հանրության սեփականություն (hanrutʿyan sepʿakanutʿyun) (Armenian), ৰাজহুৱা ক্ষেত্ৰ (razohua khetro) (Assamese), dominiu públicu (Asturian), ictimai mülkiyyət (Azerbaijani), ictimai varidat (Azerbaijani), jabari publikoa (Basque), грамадcкі набытак (hramadcki nabytak) (Belarusian), পাবলিক ডোমেইন (pabolik ḍōmein) (Bengali), обществено достояние (obštestveno dostojanie) (Bulgarian), domini públic [masculine] (Catalan), 公共領域 (Chinese Mandarin), 公共领域 (gōnggòng lǐngyù) (Chinese Mandarin), 公共域 (gōnggòngyù) (Chinese Mandarin), 公有領域 (Chinese Mandarin), 公有领域 (gōngyǒu lǐngyù) (Chinese Mandarin), public domain (Danish), offentligt domæne (Danish), publiek domein [neuter] (Dutch), publika havaĵo (Esperanto), publikaĵo (Esperanto), publikhavaĵo (Esperanto), avalik omand (Estonian), tekijänoikeuksista vapaa sisältö (english: content in the public domain) (Finnish), vapaus tekijänoikeuksista (english: quality of being in the public domain) (Finnish), tekijänoikeudettomuus (Finnish), tekijänoikeusvapaus (Finnish), tekijänoikeuksista vapaa (Finnish), tekijänoikeudeton [attributive] (Finnish), domaine public [masculine] (French), dominio público [masculine] (Galician), საყოველთაო საკუთრება (saq̇oveltao saḳutreba) (Georgian), Public Domain [feminine] (German), Gemeinfreiheit [feminine] (German), gemeinfrei [attributive] (German), κοινό κτήμα (koinó ktíma) (Greek), પબ્લિક ડોમેન (pablik ḍomen) (Gujarati), רשות הציבור (Hebrew), सार्वजनिक डोमेन (sārvajnik ḍomen) (Hindi), ingyenes [attributive] (Hungarian), közkincs (Hungarian), közkincsbe/közkincshez tartozó [attributive] (Hungarian), szabad felhasználás (Hungarian), szabad [attributive] (Hungarian), szabad felhasználású [attributive] (Hungarian), szabadon felhasználható/használható/terjeszthető [attributive] (Hungarian), almenningur [masculine] (Icelandic), publika domeno (Ido), domain publik (Indonesian), ranah umum (Indonesian), dominio public (Interlingua), an fearann poiblí (Irish), pubblico dominio [masculine] (Italian), パブリックドメイン (paburikkudomein) (Japanese), 퍼블릭 도메인 (peobeullik domein) (Korean), ສາທາລະນະສົມບັດ (sā thā la na som bat) (Lao), neaizsargājams darbs (Latvian), public domain (Limburgish), publiek domein (Limburgish), viešo naudojimo (Lithuanian), domaine public (Luxembourgish), јавен домен (javen domen) (Macedonian), јавна сопственост (javna sopstvenost) (Macedonian), domain awam (Malay), പൊതുസഞ്ചയം (potusañcayaṁ) (Malayalam), सार्वजनिक अधिक्षेत्र (sārvajnik adhikṣetra) (Marathi), offentlig eiendom (Norwegian Bokmål), offentleg eigedom (Norwegian Nynorsk), domeni public (Occitan), مالکیت عمومی (Persian), domena publiczna [feminine] (Polish), własność publiczna [feminine] (Polish), domínio público [masculine] (Portuguese), domeniu public [neuter] (Romanian), обще́ственное достоя́ние (obščéstvennoje dostojánije) [neuter] (Russian), всео́бщее достоя́ние (vseóbščeje dostojánije) [neuter] (Russian), ја̑вно вла̑снӣштво [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), jȃvno vlȃsnīštvo [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), javna last (Slovene), dominio público [masculine] (Spanish), uwanja wa umma (Swahili), allmän egendom [common-gender] (Swedish), public domain (Tagalog), pampublikong dominyo (Tagalog), பொது உரிமைப் பரப்பு (potu urimaip parappu) (Tamil), ప్రజోపయోగ పరిధి (prajōpayōga paridhi) (Telugu), สาธารณสมบัติ (sǎa-taa-rá-ná-sǒm-bàt) (Thai), kamusal alan (Turkish), суспільне надбання (suspilʹne nadbannja) (Ukrainian), دائرہ عام (Urdu), ijtimoiy mulk (Uzbek), phạm vi công cộng (Vietnamese), parth cyhoeddus (Welsh), malê şari (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-public_domain-en-noun-y~uBiEeD Disambiguation of Copyright: 4 80 3 13 Disambiguation of Patent law: 2 64 3 32 Disambiguation of Property law: 3 65 4 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 34 22 33 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents': 4 66 20 10
  3. (also attributively) Often preceded by in the.
    The state of not or no longer being confidential or secret.
    Tags: also, attributive, uncountable
    Sense id: en-public_domain-en-noun-uT7mhFIo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 34 22 33
  4. (especially US) Land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership (for example, unowned prairie in the southwestern and western United States). Tags: US, especially, uncountable Derived forms: Public Domain Day, public domainness Related terms: public property, 🅮 Translations (land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership): 公地 (gōngdì) (Chinese Mandarin), 公有土地 (gōngyǒu tǔdì) (Chinese Mandarin), yhteismaa (Finnish), julkinen maa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-public_domain-en-noun-mruXXd16 Categories (other): American English, English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 10 20 10 60 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 34 22 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 16 21 19 43 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 21 21 40 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 19 23 23 36 Disambiguation of 'land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership': 9 14 9 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone): 公有的 (gòngyǒude) (Chinese Mandarin), uwanja wa umma (Swahili)
Disambiguation of 'state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone': 41 41 11 7

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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "obštestveno dostojanie",
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          "code": "et",
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          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "avalik omand"
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          "code": "fi",
          "english": "content in the public domain",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "tekijänoikeuksista vapaa sisältö"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "vapaus tekijänoikeuksista"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "tekijänoikeudettomuus"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "tekijänoikeusvapaus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "tekijänoikeuksista vapaa"
        },
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          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "domaine public"
        },
        {
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dominio público"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "saq̇oveltao saḳutreba",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "საყოველთაო საკუთრება"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Gemeinfreiheit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "attributive"
          ],
          "word": "gemeinfrei"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "koinó ktíma",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "κοινό κτήμα"
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        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "pablik ḍomen",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "પબ્લિક ડોમેન"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "רשות הציבור"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sārvajnik ḍomen",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "सार्वजनिक डोमेन"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "attributive"
          ],
          "word": "ingyenes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "közkincs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "attributive"
          ],
          "word": "közkincsbe/közkincshez tartozó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "szabad felhasználás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "attributive"
          ],
          "word": "szabad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "attributive"
          ],
          "word": "szabad felhasználású"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "attributive"
          ],
          "word": "szabadon felhasználható/használható/terjeszthető"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "almenningur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "publika domeno"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "domain publik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "ranah umum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "dominio public"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "an fearann poiblí"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pubblico dominio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "paburikkudomein",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "パブリックドメイン"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "peobeullik domein",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "퍼블릭 도메인"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "sā thā la na som bat",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "ສາທາລະນະສົມບັດ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "neaizsargājams darbs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "li",
          "lang": "Limburgish",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "public domain"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "li",
          "lang": "Limburgish",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "publiek domein"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "viešo naudojimo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "domaine public"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "javen domen",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "јавен домен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "javna sopstvenost",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "јавна сопственост"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "domain awam"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "potusañcayaṁ",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "പൊതുസഞ്ചയം"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "sārvajnik adhikṣetra",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "सार्वजनिक अधिक्षेत्र"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "offentlig eiendom"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "offentleg eigedom"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "domeni public"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "مالکیت عمومی"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "domena publiczna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "własność publiczna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "domínio público"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "domeniu public"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "obščéstvennoje dostojánije",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "обще́ственное достоя́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vseóbščeje dostojánije",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "всео́бщее достоя́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ја̑вно вла̑снӣштво"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "jȃvno vlȃsnīštvo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "javna last"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dominio público"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "uwanja wa umma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "allmän egendom"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "public domain"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "pampublikong dominyo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "potu urimaip parappu",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "பொது உரிமைப் பரப்பு"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "prajōpayōga paridhi",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "ప్రజోపయోగ పరిధి"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "sǎa-taa-rá-ná-sǒm-bàt",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "สาธารณสมบัติ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "kamusal alan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "suspilʹne nadbannja",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "суспільне надбання"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "دائرہ عام"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "ijtimoiy mulk"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "phạm vi công cộng"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "parth cyhoeddus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 66 20 10",
          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
          "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
          "word": "malê şari"
        }
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          "prairie"
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          "_dis1": "0 0 0 100",
          "word": "🅮"
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          "_dis1": "9 14 9 69",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gōngdì",
          "sense": "land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership",
          "word": "公地"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 14 9 69",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gōngyǒu tǔdì",
          "sense": "land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership",
          "word": "公有土地"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 14 9 69",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership",
          "word": "yhteismaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 14 9 69",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership",
          "word": "julkinen maa"
        }
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      "ipa": "/ˌpʌblɪk doʊˈmeɪn/",
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      "_dis1": "41 41 11 7",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gòngyǒude",
      "sense": "state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone",
      "word": "公有的"
    },
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      "_dis1": "41 41 11 7",
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone",
      "word": "uwanja wa umma"
    }
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    "English adjective-noun compound nouns",
    "English compound nouns",
    "English compound terms",
    "English endocentric compounds",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪn",
    "Rhymes:English/eɪn/4 syllables",
    "en:Copyright",
    "en:Patent law",
    "en:Property law"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Public Domain Day"
    },
    {
      "word": "public domainness"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "public",
        "3": "domain",
        "notext": "1",
        "t1": "able to be seen or known by everyone",
        "t2": "field or sphere of activity, expertise, or influence",
        "type": "endocentric"
      },
      "expansion": "public (“able to be seen or known by everyone”) + domain (“field or sphere of activity, expertise, or influence”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From public (“able to be seen or known by everyone”) + domain (“field or sphere of activity, expertise, or influence”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "public domain (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pub‧lic"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "public property"
    },
    {
      "word": "🅮"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Often preceded by in the.",
        "The state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in",
          "in"
        ],
        [
          "the",
          "the"
        ],
        [
          "state",
          "state#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "owned",
          "own#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "anyone",
          "anyone"
        ],
        [
          "freely",
          "freely"
        ],
        [
          "usable",
          "usable"
        ],
        [
          "everyone",
          "everyone"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(also attributively) Often preceded by in the.",
        "The state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "also",
        "attributive",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "en:Law"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "As the copyright in this book has lapsed, it is now in the public domain.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Often preceded by in the.",
        "The state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone.",
        "The realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents, and thus over which no person can establish a proprietary interest."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in",
          "in"
        ],
        [
          "the",
          "the"
        ],
        [
          "state",
          "state#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "owned",
          "own#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "anyone",
          "anyone"
        ],
        [
          "freely",
          "freely"
        ],
        [
          "usable",
          "usable"
        ],
        [
          "everyone",
          "everyone"
        ],
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "realm",
          "realm"
        ],
        [
          "intellectual property",
          "intellectual property"
        ],
        [
          "no longer",
          "no longer"
        ],
        [
          "protect",
          "protect"
        ],
        [
          "copyrights",
          "copyright#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "patents",
          "patent#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "establish",
          "establish"
        ],
        [
          "proprietary",
          "proprietary"
        ],
        [
          "interest",
          "interest#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(also attributively) Often preceded by in the.",
        "The state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone.",
        "(specifically, law) The realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents, and thus over which no person can establish a proprietary interest."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "also",
        "attributive",
        "specifically",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Very little information about the treaty is in the public domain.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Often preceded by in the.",
        "The state of not or no longer being confidential or secret."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in",
          "in"
        ],
        [
          "the",
          "the"
        ],
        [
          "confidential",
          "confidential"
        ],
        [
          "secret",
          "secret#Adjective"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(also attributively) Often preceded by in the.",
        "The state of not or no longer being confidential or secret."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "also",
        "attributive",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership (for example, unowned prairie in the southwestern and western United States)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Land",
          "land#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "regarded",
          "regard#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "owned",
          "own#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "public",
          "public#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "subject",
          "subject#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "patent",
          "patent#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "forms",
          "form#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "private",
          "private#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "ownership",
          "ownership"
        ],
        [
          "unowned",
          "unowned"
        ],
        [
          "prairie",
          "prairie"
        ],
        [
          "southwestern",
          "southwestern"
        ],
        [
          "western",
          "western#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(especially US) Land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership (for example, unowned prairie in the southwestern and western United States)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "especially",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpʌblɪk də(ʊ)ˈmeɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌpʌblɪk doʊˈmeɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪn"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gòngyǒude",
      "sense": "state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone",
      "word": "公有的"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "state of not being owned by anyone, and thus freely usable by everyone",
      "word": "uwanja wa umma"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "publieke domein"
    },
    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "openbare besit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "ملكية عامة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hanrutʿyan sepʿakanutʿyun",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "հանրության սեփականություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "razohua khetro",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "ৰাজহুৱা ক্ষেত্ৰ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "dominiu públicu"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "ictimai mülkiyyət"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "ictimai varidat"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "jabari publikoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "hramadcki nabytak",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "грамадcкі набытак"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "pabolik ḍōmein",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "পাবলিক ডোমেইন"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "obštestveno dostojanie",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "обществено достояние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "domini públic"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "公共領域"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gōnggòng lǐngyù",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "公共领域"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gōnggòngyù",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "公共域"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "公有領域"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gōngyǒu lǐngyù",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "公有领域"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "public domain"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "offentligt domæne"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "publiek domein"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "publika havaĵo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "publikaĵo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "publikhavaĵo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "avalik omand"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "content in the public domain",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "tekijänoikeuksista vapaa sisältö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "quality of being in the public domain",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "vapaus tekijänoikeuksista"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "tekijänoikeudettomuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "tekijänoikeusvapaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "tekijänoikeuksista vapaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ],
      "word": "tekijänoikeudeton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "domaine public"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dominio público"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "saq̇oveltao saḳutreba",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "საყოველთაო საკუთრება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Public Domain"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gemeinfreiheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ],
      "word": "gemeinfrei"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "koinó ktíma",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "κοινό κτήμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "pablik ḍomen",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "પબ્લિક ડોમેન"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "רשות הציבור"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sārvajnik ḍomen",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "सार्वजनिक डोमेन"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ],
      "word": "ingyenes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "közkincs"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ],
      "word": "közkincsbe/közkincshez tartozó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "szabad felhasználás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ],
      "word": "szabad"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ],
      "word": "szabad felhasználású"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
      ],
      "word": "szabadon felhasználható/használható/terjeszthető"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "almenningur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "publika domeno"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "domain publik"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "ranah umum"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "dominio public"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "an fearann poiblí"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pubblico dominio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "paburikkudomein",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "パブリックドメイン"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "peobeullik domein",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "퍼블릭 도메인"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "sā thā la na som bat",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "ສາທາລະນະສົມບັດ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "neaizsargājams darbs"
    },
    {
      "code": "li",
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "public domain"
    },
    {
      "code": "li",
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "publiek domein"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "viešo naudojimo"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "domaine public"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "javen domen",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "јавен домен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "javna sopstvenost",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "јавна сопственост"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "domain awam"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "potusañcayaṁ",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "പൊതുസഞ്ചയം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "sārvajnik adhikṣetra",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "सार्वजनिक अधिक्षेत्र"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "offentlig eiendom"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "offentleg eigedom"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "domeni public"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "مالکیت عمومی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "domena publiczna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "własność publiczna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "domínio público"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "domeniu public"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "obščéstvennoje dostojánije",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "обще́ственное достоя́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vseóbščeje dostojánije",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "всео́бщее достоя́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ја̑вно вла̑снӣштво"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "jȃvno vlȃsnīštvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "javna last"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dominio público"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "uwanja wa umma"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "allmän egendom"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "public domain"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "pampublikong dominyo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "potu urimaip parappu",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "பொது உரிமைப் பரப்பு"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "prajōpayōga paridhi",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "ప్రజోపయోగ పరిధి"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sǎa-taa-rá-ná-sǒm-bàt",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "สาธารณสมบัติ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "kamusal alan"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "suspilʹne nadbannja",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "суспільне надбання"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "دائرہ عام"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "ijtimoiy mulk"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "phạm vi công cộng"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "parth cyhoeddus"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "realm of intellectual property which is not or no longer protected by copyrights or patents",
      "word": "malê şari"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gōngdì",
      "sense": "land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership",
      "word": "公地"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gōngyǒu tǔdì",
      "sense": "land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership",
      "word": "公有土地"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership",
      "word": "yhteismaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of private ownership",
      "word": "julkinen maa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "public domain"
}

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