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   invention

   /ɪnˈvɛnʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of inventing something, typically a process or device: "the invention of printing in the 15th century" Similar originationcreationinnovationdevisingcontrivingcontrivanceformulationdevelopmentdesignconceptionmastermindingpioneeringintroductiondiscoveryfinding
   • ▪ something, typically a process or device, that has been invented: "medieval inventions included spectacles for reading and the spinning wheel" Similar innovationoriginationcreationdesigncontraptioncontrivanceconstructiondevicegadgetapparatusmachinediscoverycoinageinformal:brainchildgizmowidget
   • ▪ creative ability: "his powers of invention were rather limited" Similar inventivenessoriginalitycreativitycreativenessimaginationimaginativenessinspirationingenuityingeniousnessresourcefulnessinitiativeenterprisegeniusbrilliancevision
   • ▪ something fabricated or made up: "you know my story is an invention" Similar fabricationconcoctionfictionpiece of fictionyarnstorytalefigment of one's imaginationlieuntruthfalsehoodfibtrumped-up storyfake newsalternative factmythfantasyinformal:tall storyfairy storyfairy talecock and bull storyred herringkidology
   • ▪ used as a title for a short piece of music: "Bach's two-part Inventions"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘finding out, discovery’): from Latin inventio(n-), from invenire ‘discover’ (see invent).

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of invention in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of invention as a new design or creation, or a story that is not true. See how to use invention in sentences and collocations, and compare different types of inventions.

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     INVENTION meaning: 1. something that has never been made...

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     INVENTION definicja: 1. something that has never been made...

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     INVENT meaning: 1. to design and/or create something that...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › inventionInvention Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   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.

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5. www.dictionary.com › browse › inventionINVENTION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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. Music. a short piece, contrapuntal in nature, generally based on one subject.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINVENTION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › inventioninvention noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of invention noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINVENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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9. www.thefreedictionary.com › inventionInvention - definition of invention by The Free Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of invention as the act or process of creating something new, or as the result of such a process. Find synonyms, translations, and related terms for invention in different contexts and fields.