prepatent

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prepatent

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From pre- + patent.

adjective

not comparable Before symptoms (especially of infection) become manifest.
Similar: presymptomatic
not comparable Prior to the existence of a legal patent.

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"prepatent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/prepatent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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prepatent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/prepatent

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"prepatent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/prepatent.

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@misc{prepatent_2026,
  title = {prepatent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prepatent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}