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patent[1,adjective] patent[2,noun] patent[3,verb] patent leather patent medicine

Main Entry: ¹pat·ent
Pronunciation: sense 1 is pat-nt, sense 2 is pt-, pat-
Function: adjective
1 a : protected by a patent b : of, relating to, or concerned with patents <a patent lawyer> c : ²PROPRIETARY 2 <a patent can opener>
2 : ²PLAIN 4a, obvious <a patent lie>
- pat·ent·ly adverb

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