patent — I UK [ˈpeɪt(ə)nt] / UK [ˈpæt(ə)nt] / US noun [countable] Word forms patent : singular patent plural patents * a) an official document that gives someone who has invented something the legal right to make or sell that invention for a particular… … English dictionary
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China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
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