patent
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[edit] Pronunciation
- (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/
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[edit] Etymology 1
Short form of Anglo-Norman lettre patente, "open letter", from Latin littera patens.
[edit] Noun
patent (plural patents)
- 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.
- A specific grant of ownership of a piece of property; a land patent.
- Patent leather: a varnished, high-gloss leather typically used for shoes and accessories.
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declaration issued by a government to an inventor
specific grant of ownership of a piece of property
patent leather — see patent leather
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patent (third-person singular simple present patents, present participle patenting, simple past and past participle patented)
- To successfully register an invention with a government agency; to secure a letter patent.
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successfully register an invention with a government agency; to secure a letter patent
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[edit] Etymology 2
From Latin patens (“open, lying open”), present participle of patere (“to lie open”).
[edit] Adjective
patent (comparative more patent, superlative most patent)
- (biology) open, unobstructed, expanded.
- That is a patent ductus arteriosus.
- explicit and obvious.
- (of flour) that is fine, and consists mostly of the inner part of the endosperm
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patent m.
- patent (declaration issued by a government to an inventor)
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patent n. (??? please provide the plural!, ??? please provide the diminutive!)
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patent (comparative patenter, superlative am patentesten)
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patent
- third-person plural present active indicative of pateō
[edit] Polish
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- IPA: /ˈpatɛnt/
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patent m.
- patent (official declaration that someone is the inventor of something)
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declension of patent
[edit] Serbo-Croatian
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- IPA: /pǎtent/
- Hyphenation: pa‧tent
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pàtent m. (Cyrillic spelling па̀тент)
- patent (official declaration that someone is the inventor of something)
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declension of patent
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | pàtent | patenti |
| genitive | patenta | patenātā |
| dative | patentu | patentima |
| accusative | patenta | patente |
| vocative | patente | patenti |
| locative | patentu | patentima |
| instrumental | patentom | patentima |
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patent n.
- a patent
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Declension of patent
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