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public domain

noun
noun
BrE BrE//ˌpʌblɪk dəˈmeɪn//
, BrE//ˌpʌblɪk dəʊˈmeɪn//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌpʌblɪk doʊˈmeɪn//
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something that is in the public domain is available for everyone to use or to discuss and is not secret The information has been placed in the public domain. public domain software
See public domain in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishSee public domain in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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