patent

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Adjective 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Translations 2 Czech 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Derived terms 3 Dutch 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Synonyms 4 German 4.1 Adjective 5 Polish 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun 5.2.1 Declension

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈpeɪtənt/, SAMPA: /"peIt@nt/ or IPA: /ˈpætənt/, SAMPA: /"p{t@nt/
• (US) enPR: pătʹənt, IPA: /ˈpætənt/, SAMPA: /"p{t@nt/ or enPR: pātʹənt, IPA: /ˈpeɪtənt/, SAMPA: /"peIt@nt/

• In the UK, the pronunciation beginning pāt-, /peɪt-/, /peIt-/ is more common than the one beginning păt-, /pæt-/, /p{t-/, but some use the former for the senses of "open" and the latter for senses relating to "letters patent" and the noun. Reference: OED, second edition, 1989
• In the US, the pronunciation beginning păt-, /pæt-/, /p{t-/ is the usual one. The pronunciation beginning pāt-, /peɪt-/, /peIt-/ is an alternative in the sense of "obvious" and "open". Reference: dictionary.com

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[edit] Etymology 1

Short form of Anglo-French lettre patente, "open letter" < Latin littera patens.

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patent (plural patents)

1. A declaration issued by a government agency declaring someone the inventor of a new invention and having the privilege of stopping others from making, using or selling the claimed invention; a letter patent.
2. A specific grant of ownership of a piece of property; a land patent.
3. Patent leather: a varnished, high-gloss leather typically used for shoes and accessories.

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to patent (third-person singular simple present patents, present participle patenting, simple past and past participle patented)

1. To successfully register an invention with a government agency; to secure a letter patent.

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[edit] Etymology 2

Latin patens, "open, lying open"

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patent (comparative more patent, superlative most patent)

1. (biology) Open, unobstructed, expanded.

   That is a patent ductus arteriosus.

2. Explicit and obvious.

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• patent nonsense
• patently

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patent m.

1. patent (declaration issued by a government to an inventor)

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• patentový

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patent n. (plural patenten)

1. patent

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• octrooi

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patent (comparative patenter, superlative am patentesten)

1. clever

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• IPA: /ˈpatɛnt/

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patent m.

1. patent (official declaration that someone is the inventor of something)

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	Singular	Plural
Nominative	patent	patenty
Genitive	patentu	patentów
Dative	patentowi	patentom
Accusative	patent	patenty
Instrumental	patentem	patentami
Locative	patencie	patentach
Vocative	patencie	patenty