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How to pronounce patent
Say it like this: /ˈpætənt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does patent mean?
nounAn official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent.
A grant of a monopoly over the manufacture, sale, and use of goods.
A declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period.
verbTo (successfully) register (a new invention) with a government agency to obtain the sole privilege of its manufacture, sale, and use for a specified period.
“To his great credit, Manson refused to patent his invention, as he desired to remove any obstacle to its adoption by other companies.”
To obtain (over a piece of real property) a specific grant of ownership.
To be closely associated or identified with (something); to monopolize.
adjConspicuous; open; unconcealed.
Of flour: fine, and consisting mostly of the inner part of the endosperm of the grain from which it is milled.
Open, unobstructed; specifically, especially of the ductus arteriosus or foramen ovale in the heart, having not closed as would have happened in normal development.
“She has a patent ductus arteriosus that will require surgery to close.”
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