public domain
noun/ˌpʌblɪk də(ʊ)ˈmeɪn/UK/ˌpʌblɪk doʊˈmeɪn/US
Etymology
From public (“able to be seen or known by everyone”) + domain (“field or sphere of activity, expertise, or influence”).
Definitions
Often preceded by in the.
Land regarded as owned by the public, and not subject to a land patent or other forms of…
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).
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for public domain. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA