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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 › englishINVENTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   something newly designed or created, or the activity of designing or creating new things: [ C ] The mountain bike was a California invention. [ U ] The invention of the pressure cooker provided a method for cooking quickly.

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

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   1. a. : something invented: such as. (1) : a device, contrivance, or process originated after study and experiment. (2) : a product of the imagination. especially : a false conception. b. : a short keyboard composition featuring two- or three-part counterpoint. 2. : the act or process of inventing. 3. : productive imagination : inventiveness. 4.

4. www.britannica.com › technology › invention-technologyInvention | Definition, Examples, History, & Facts | Britannica

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   Invention, the act of bringing ideas or objects together in a novel way to create something that did not exist before. Ever since the first prehistoric stone tools, humans have lived in a world shaped by invention.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › inventionInvention - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

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

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   noun. the act of inventing. U.S. Patent Law. a new, useful process, machine, improvement, etc., that did not exist previously and that is recognized as the product of some unique intuition or genius, as distinguished from ordinary mechanical skill or craftsmanship. anything invented or devised.

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

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   An invention is a machine, device, or system that has been invented by someone. It's been a tricky business marketing his new invention. The spinning wheel was a Chinese invention.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishinvention noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [countable, uncountable] the act of inventing a story or an idea and pretending that it is true; a story invented in this way. This story is apparently a complete invention. Most of what she says is pure invention. What would he tell his parents? Some invention and quick thinking—that’s what was needed.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishINVENTION | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   INVENTION definition: 1. something that has been designed or created for the first time: 2. the process of designing or…. Learn more.

10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › InventionInvention - Wikipedia

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    Science and Invention magazine cover, November 1928. An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition, idea or process. An invention may be an improvement upon a machine, product, or process for increasing efficiency or lowering cost. It may also be an entirely new concept.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › inventionInvention Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    INVENTION meaning: 1 : something invented: such as; 2 : a useful new device or process.