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invention

in·ven·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-ven-shuh n]
    • /ɪnˈvɛn ʃən/
    • /ɪnˈvenʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-ven-shuh n]
    • /ɪnˈvɛn ʃən/

Definitions of invention word

  • noun invention the act of inventing. 1
  • noun invention 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. 1
  • noun invention anything invented or devised. 1
  • noun invention the power or faculty of inventing, devising, or originating. 1
  • noun invention an act or instance of creating or producing by exercise of the imagination, especially in art, music, etc. 1
  • noun invention something fabricated, as a false statement. 1
See all 36 definitions of invention

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Origin of invention

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English invencio(u)n < Latin inventiōn- (stem of inventiō) a finding out, equivalent to invent(us) (see invent) + -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Invention

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Invention

invention popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for invention

noun invention

  • contraption — You can refer to a device or machine as a contraption, especially when it looks strange or you do not know what it is used for.
  • brainchild — Someone's brainchild is an idea or invention that they have thought up or created.
  • ingenuity — the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness: a designer of great ingenuity.
  • creativity — creative ability; artistic or intellectual inventiveness
  • doodad — a decorative embellishment; trinket; bauble: a dress covered with doodads.
All 51 Synonyms of invention

Antonyms for invention

noun invention

  • steal — to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
  • truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
  • reality — the state or quality of being real.
All 3 Antonyms of invention

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Related words

  • patent

    the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.

  • device

    A device is an object that has been invented for a particular purpose, for example for recording or measuring something.

  • interfere

    to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed by with): Constant distractions interfere with work.

  • pirate

    software pirate

  • shop right

    the right of an employer to use an employee's invention without compensating the employee for the use, in cases where the invention was made at the place of and during the hours of employment.

  • accredit

    If an educational qualification or institution is accredited, it is officially declared to be of an approved standard.
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