Prelude To A Patent Crossword Clue

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	99%	4		Exact Match!
	noun • the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about • your intention; what you intend to do • a personal view • an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth • (music) melodic subject of a musical composition
	38%	3		Three-letter acronym for Oudheusden Patent Verwertung, a German patent licensing company
	noun • an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
	21%	10		Without warning or prelude
	noun • an abrupt discourteous manner • the property possessed by a slope that is very steep • the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning

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New York Times28 Jan 1982	Down 52
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