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    invention
    /ɪnˈvɛnʃn/

    noun

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  2. Learn the meaning of invention as a new design or creation, or a story that is not true. See examples of invention in different contexts and domains, such as business, history, and technology.

    • English (US)

      something newly designed or created, or the activity of...

  3. Learn the various meanings and uses of the word invention, from a device or process to a falsehood or discovery. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of invention.

  4. Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word invention in English. Find out how to use invention as a noun to refer to a thing, an idea, an act or an ability.

  5. Learn the meaning of invention as a noun in different contexts, such as patent law, music, rhetoric, and sociology. See synonyms, examples, and word frequency of invention in British and American English.

  6. Learn the meaning of invention as a new design or creation, or a story that is not true. See how to use invention in different contexts and collocations with examples from various sources.

  7. the power or faculty of inventing, devising, or originating. an act or instance of creating or producing by exercise of the imagination, especially in art, music, etc. something fabricated, as a false statement. Sociology. the creation of a new culture trait, pattern, etc.

  8. If you create a new device or process, it's called an invention. Many futuristic inventions from science fiction have come true, though no one has successfully invented a time machine. The act of inventing something is also referred to as invention.