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Innovation

in·no·va·tion
Pronunciation: \?i-n?-?va--sh?n\
Function:noun
Date:15th century

1 : the introduction of something new

2 : a new idea, method, or device : novelty

Invention

Pronunciation: \in-?ven(t)-sh?n\
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1: discovery, finding

2: productive imagination : inventiveness3 a: something invented: as (1): a product of the imagination; especially : a false conception (2): a device, contrivance, or process originated after study and experiment b: a short keyboard composition featuring two- or three-part counterpoint4: the act or process of inventing

Comprehensive

Pronunciation: \-'hen(t)-siv\
Function: adjective
Date: 1614
1 : covering completely or broadly : inclusive <comprehensive examinations> <comprehensive insurance>
2 : having or exhibiting wide mental grasp <comprehensive knowledge>

 

Patent

Pronunciation: \1–3 are ?pa-t?nt, chiefly British ?pa--; 4 ?pa--; 5 ?pa--, ?pa-; 6–7 ?pa-, ?pa--, British usually ?pa--\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin patent-, patens, from present participle of pate-re to be open — more at fathom
Date:14th century
1 a: open to public inspection —used chiefly in the phrase letters patent b (1): secured by letters patent or by a patent to the exclusive control and possession of a particular individual or party (2): protected by a patent : made under a patent <patent locks> c: protected by a trademark or a brand name so as to establish proprietary rights analogous to those conveyed by letters patent or a patent : proprietary <patent drugs>

2: of, relating to, or concerned with the granting of patents especially for inventions <a patent lawyer>

3: making exclusive or proprietary claims or pretensions4: affording free passage : unobstructed <a patent opening>5: patulous, spreading <a patent calyx>6archaic : accessible, exposed7: readily visible or intelligible : obvious

Trademark

Pronunciation: \-?märk\
Function: noun
Date: 1838
1 : a device (as a word) pointing distinctly to the origin or ownership of merchandise to which it is applied and legally reserved to the exclusive use of the owner as maker or seller

2 : a distinguishing characteristic or feature firmly associated with a person or thing <wearing his trademark bow tie and derby hat>

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