"copyright" meaning in English

See copyright in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɑpiˌraɪt/ [US], /ˈkɒpiˌraɪt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-copyright.ogg [US] Forms: copyright [singular], copyrights [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɑpiˌraɪt/ [US], /ˈkɒpiˌraɪt/ [UK] Audio: en-us-copyright.ogg [US] Forms: copyright [canonical], copyrights [third-person, singular], copyrighted [past], copyrighted [past, participle], copyrighting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
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      ]
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  "hyphenation": "co‧py‧right",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Star Wars' copyright is held by Lucasfilm."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Copyright is the rights given to a creator to protect their work from other uses."
      ],
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        {
          "text": "She copyrighted her book."
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɒpiˌraɪt/",
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          "text": "Star Wars' copyright is held by Lucasfilm."
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        "past",
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      ]
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