公版

Mandarin · pinyin gōng bǎn

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  1. (publishing) public-domain; copyright-expired
  2. (design, manufacturing etc) standard shared design or template; stock, non-custom version
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公
gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
版
bǎn · printing blocks; edition
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1–3 · gong1 ban3

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公版 · gong1 ban3
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Exact source record公版 公版 [gong1 ban3] /(publishing) public-domain; copyright-expired/(design, manufacturing etc) standard shared design or template; stock, non-custom version/