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  • 1absurd — adj. 1) patently; totally absurd 2) absurd to + inf. (it was absurd to leave such a large tip) 3) absurd that + clause (it s absurd that we have to get up so early) * * * [əb sɜːd] totally absurd patently absurd to + inf. (it was absurd to leave… …

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  • 2absurd — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ find sth ▪ She found the whole concept faintly absurd …

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  • 3patently — adverb formal a word meaning clearly, used about something that is so clearly bad that no reasonable person could disagree with that fact: The treatment is patently not working. | patently false/impossible/absurd/obvious etc: Her denial was swift …

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  • 4patently — adv. Patently is used with these adjectives: ↑absurd, ↑false, ↑incorrect, ↑obvious, ↑offensive, ↑ridiculous, ↑unfair …

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  • 5Arthur Paul Pedrick — was a prolific British inventor who obtained 162 United Kingdom patents between 1962 and his death in 1976.cite book|last=Healey|first=Tim|title=Extraordinary Inventions|publisher=Reader s Digest Association Limited|date=1983|pages=44 46] His… …

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  • 6patent — [[t]pe͟ɪt(ə)nt, AM pæ̱t [/t]] patents, patenting, patented (The pronunciation [[t]pæ̱t(ə)nt[/t]] is also used for meanings 1 and 2 in British English.) 1) N COUNT A patent is an official right to be the only person or company allowed to make or… …

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  • 7United States Patent and Trademark Office — The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that issues patents to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual… …

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  • 8Jed S. Rakoff — Jed Saul Rakoff (born 1943) is a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. [http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/tGetInfo?jid=1957 Federal Judicial Center Bio of Jed Saul Rakoff] , US Department of Justice ] BiographyHe was… …

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  • 9Functionalism (philosophy of mind) — Functionalism is a theory of the mind in contemporary philosophy, developed largely as an alternative to both the identity theory of mind and behaviourism. Its core idea is that mental states (beliefs, desires, being in pain, etc.) are… …

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  • 10List of pseudosciences and pseudoscientific concepts — This is a list of fields of endeavor and concepts regarded as pseudoscientific by organizations within the international scientific community or by notable skeptical organizations. The existence of such expressed opinions suffices for inclusion… …

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