Word: patent Word origin: late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patent- ‘lying open’, from the verb patere . The noun sense is from letters patent. Phonetic: ˈpat(ə)nt Listen:
a government authority or licence conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention. Example: he took out a patent for an improved steam hammer
patent leather. Example: designs in a wide range of textures featuring super-chic patent, soft suede, or sophisticated nappa
easily recognizable; obvious. Example: she was smiling with patent insincerity
(of a vessel, duct, or aperture) open and unobstructed; failing to close. Example: the patient is usually left with a patent vessel
made and marketed under a patent; proprietary. Example: patent milk powder
obtain a patent for (an invention). Example: an invention is not your own until it is patented
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