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noun
The condition of being uncopyrightable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: copyright, intellectual-property, law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: copyrightability
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English copyright Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English uncopyrightability From un- + copyright + -ability.
