Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unpatentable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
un-patentable
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not patentable; that cannot be patented.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English patentable English unpatentable From un- + patentable.

Synonyms

Questions

What does unpatentable mean?
Not patentable; that cannot be patented.
Where does unpatentable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English patentable English unpatentable From un- + patentable.

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