INVENTION
/ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 16
Definition
- noun the creation of something in the mind.
— synonyms: innovation, excogitation, conception, design
- noun a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation.
— synonyms: innovation
- noun the act of inventing.
Examples
- “I'm afraid there was no burglar. It was all the housekeeper's invention.”
- “The invention of the printing press was probably the most significant innovation of the medieval ages.”
- “It took quite a bit of invention to come up with a plan, but we did it.”
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