Definitions
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- adjective That cannot be
owned ; that cannot be personalproperty .
Etymologies
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un- + ownable
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Examples
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What if I, too, have some need to own the unownable?
The Price of the Phoenix Marshak, Sondra 1977
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Avila has the look of a good professional hitter, but the time share and unimpressive stat line render him unownable in my book.
The Hardball Times 2010
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Intellectual-property legislation attempts to turn nonscarce, unownable information into a scarce, ownable thing.
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Recommendation: Spot starter in AL-only formats, unownable in mixed leagues.
The Hardball Times 2010
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In this era where everyone wants to "own" unownable ideas and concepts, is it any wonder that there's more and more talk about the idea of extending copyright to other things?
TechnologyOwl.com 2008
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