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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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   INVENTION definition: 1. something that has never been made before, or the process of creating something that has never…. Learn more.

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

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   The meaning of INVENTION is something invented. How to use invention in a sentence. What is the difference between innovation and invention?

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

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   Definition of invention noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [countable] a thing or an idea that has been invented. Fax machines were a wonderful invention at the time. He failed to patent his invention and never made a penny from it. [uncountable] the act of inventing something.

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

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   Invention is the act of inventing something that has never been made or used before. In 1839, the invention of photography was announced to the world. If you refer to someone's account of something as an invention, you think that it is untrue and that they have made it up.

6. 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 .

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

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   1. the act of inventing. 2. U.S. Patent Law. a new process, machine, improvement, etc., that is recognized as the product of some unique intuition or genius. 3. anything invented or devised. 4. the power or faculty of inventing or originating. 6. something fabricated, as a false statement.

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

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

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

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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. www.oed.com › dictionary › invention_ninvention, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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    What does the noun invention mean? There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun invention, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINVENTION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    Be careful what you believe - her powers of invention (= ability to think of excuses, etc.) are well known. [ C ] The mountain bike was a California invention. [ U ] The invention of the pressure cooker provided a method for cooking quickly.