patent

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈpeɪtənt/

Noun

countable uncountable US empty-gloss historical specifically broadly abbreviation alt-of figuratively

An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent.

Japanese Meaning

任命状・認可状：公式な書類として、任命、特権、権利、または所有権や称号を付与するもの / 特許状：発明などに対して独占的権利を認める公式な証書

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After years of research, the university finally secured a patent that protected the new gene-editing technique.

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何年にもわたる研究の末、大学はついに新しい遺伝子編集技術を保護する特許を取得した。

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Sense（1）

An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent.

[…] Squib proved clearly by his patent that the house and office did now belong to him.

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Sense（2）

(specifically); (US, historical) A specific grant of ownership of a piece of real property; a land patent.

Sense（3）

(by extension) A product in respect of which a patent (sense 1.2.2) has been obtained.

Sense（4）

(uncountable) Short for patent leather (“a varnished, high-gloss leather typically used for accessories and shoes”).

Sense（5）

A licence or (formal) permission to do something.

If you be ſo fond ouer her iniquity, giue her patent to offend, for if it touches not you, it comes neere no body.

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Sense（6）

A characteristic or quality that one possesses; in particular (hyperbolic) as if exclusively; a monopoly.

So will I growe, ſo liue, ſo die my Lord, / Ere I will yield my virgin Patent, vp / Vnto his Lordſhippe, whoſe vnwiſhed yoake / My ſoule conſents not to giue ſouerainty.

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Sense（7）

(gambling) The combination of seven bets on three selections, offering a return even if only one bet comes in.

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