| Front | patent |ˈpat(ə)nt, ˈpeɪt(ə)nt| |
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| Back | noun a government authority or licence conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to make, use, or sell an invention: adjective 1 |ˈpeɪt(ə)nt | easily recognizable obvious: 2 Medicine (of a vessel, duct, or aperture) open and unobstructed failing to close. 3 made and marketed under a patent proprietary: verb obtain a patent for (an invention): DERIVATIVES patentability noun , patentable adjective , patentor noun |
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