patentlike

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adjective

Having some characteristics of a patent.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English patent →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectivepatentlike (comparative more patentlike, superlative most patentlike)

comparative more patentlike · superlative most patentlike · alternative patent-like

  1. Having some characteristics of a patent.

Origin

  1. Englishpatent
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishpatentlike

From patent + -like.

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APA

patentlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patentlike

MLA

“patentlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patentlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patentlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patentlike.

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