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invention

Syllabification: (in·ven·tion)
Pronunciation: /inˈvenSHən/
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Definition of invention

noun

  • the action of inventing something, typically a process or device:the invention of printing in the 15th century
  • something, typically a process or device, that has been invented:medieval inventions included spectacles for reading and the spinning wheel
  • creative ability:his powers of invention were rather limited
  • something fabricated or made up:you know my story is an invention
  • used as a title for a short piece of music:Bach’s two-part Inventions

Origin:

Middle English (in the sense 'finding out, discovery'): from Latin inventio(n-), from invenire 'discover' (see invent)

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