SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
patent
adjective
Clearly evident or unmistakable.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Clearly evident
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Usage distinction
Return to topPatent here is an adjective about obviousness, not an invention right or an open bodily passage.
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See patent in use
There was a patent contradiction between the two schedules.
A patent mismatch between the poster's room number and the printed map made another error easy for the student editor to spot.
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