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fanciful

adjective/ˈfænsɪfl̩/

C2CEFR level
72/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

Describing a coined mark with no meaning beyond its branding role, giving it the strongest protection.

Wholly fanciful names like 'Kodak' sit at the strong end of the distinctiveness spectrum.

Similar: coined

Topic: Intellectual property in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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