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patent Definition
(n)
a
document
granting
an
inventor
sole
rights
to
an
invention
(n)
an
official
document
granting
a
right
or
privilege
(s) (
of
a
bodily
tube
or
passageway
)
open
;
affording
free
passage
; "
patent
ductus
arteriosus
"
(s)
clearly
apparent
or
obvious
to
the
mind
or
senses
; "
the
effects
of
the
drought
are
apparent
to
anyone
who
sees
the
parched
fields
"; "
evident
hostility
"; "
manifest
disapproval
"; "
patent
advantages
"; "
made
his
meaning
plain
"; "
it
is
plain
that
he
is
no
reac
(v)
obtain
a
patent
for
; "
Should
I
patent
this
invention
?"
(v)
grant
rights
to
;
grant
a
patent
for
(v)
make
open
to
sight
or
notice
; "
His
behavior
has
patented
an
embarrassing
fact
about
him
"
patent Synonyms
apparent
evident
letters patent
manifest
patent
patent of invention
plain
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