Phrase guide

open content

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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noun

Meaning 1

Creative work that others can freely and legally copy or modify.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, sometimes, uncountable

Examples

  • Many websites are copyrighted and do not have any open content.
  • Wiktionary is a wiki-based open-content dictionary.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Coined by David Wiley as OpenContent in 1998.