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valuable
Adjective
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If something is valuable it has great value. That is, it would cost a large amount of money.
Gold is a very valuable metal.
Your life is more valuable than any amount of money you could have.
valuable
Noun
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An object that has great value.
I keep my valuables in a safe deposit box at the bank.
patent
Noun
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A patent is a way of protecting an invention from being stolen.
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Thomas Edison had over 2000 patents.
patent
Verb
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To patent means to get a patent on an invention
Thomas Edison patented the light bulb and the phonograph.