patent
[pat-nt or for 10, 12–15, peyt-; especially British peyt-nt]
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noun
adjective pa·tent [peyt-nt] /ˈpeɪt nt/ (for 10, 12–15)
verb (used with object)
Origin of patent
1250–1300; (adj.) Middle English < Latin patent- (stem of patēns) open, orig. present participle of patēre to stand wide open; (noun) Middle English, short for letters patent, translation of Medieval Latin litterae patentēs open letters
Synonyms for patent
Synonym study
10. See apparent.
Antonyms for patent
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Examples from the Web for unpatented
Historical Examples of unpatented
Each servant has then also a right to take up fifty acres of land, where he can find any unpatented.
The History of Virginia, in Four PartsRobert Beverley
Out West, the west of the mesas and the unpatented hills, there is more sky than any place in the world.
The Land of Little RainMary Austin
When the first English packaged medicine, patented or unpatented, came to the New World, cannot be told.
Old English Patent Medicines in AmericaGeorge B. Griffenhagen
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Word Origin for patent
C14: via Old French from Latin patēre to lie open; n use, short for letters patent, from Medieval Latin litterae patentes letters lying open (to public inspection)
usage
The pronunciation (ˈpætənt) is heard in letters patent and Patent Office and is the usual US pronunciation for all senses. In Britain (ˈpætənt) is sometimes heard for senses 1, 2 and 3, but (ˈpeɪtənt) is commoner and is regularly used in collocations like patent leather
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