nnoun.communicationa document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic workSynset:right of first publication
Derivationally Related Form:copyright
Hypernyms:document papers written document legal right
Inherited Hypernyms:copyrightdocumentwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:copyrightlegal rightrightabstractionconceptideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.possessionsecure a copyright on a written workExamples:- did you copyright your manuscript?
Derivationally Related Form:copyright
Hypernyms:procure secure
Inherited Hypernyms:copyrightprocureobtainget
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | They will --- the duet (apply to: copyright) | Sam and Sue --- the movie (apply to: copyright)