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used to indicate a book has been legally published or is entitled to special privileges, e.g., due to a royal monopoly
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: media, printing, publishing
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Calque of Latin cum privilegio (“with legal permission, with legal authority”).
Across languages
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