Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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patent | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
letters patent | Yes | No | No | No |
patent (noun) | letters patent (noun) |
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an official document granting a right or privilege | an official document granting a right or privilege |
a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention |
patent (adjective) | letters patent (adjective) |
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clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | |
(of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage |
patent (verb) | letters patent (verb) |
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make open to sight or notice | |
obtain a patent for | |
grant rights to; grant a patent for |