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invention

/ˌɪnvˈɛnʃʌn/noun3 syllables

Invention means: the creation of something in the mind.

Synonyms for invention5

noun, as in the creation of something in the mind

innovation, excogitation, conception, design

noun, as in a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

innovation

also used for invention

discovery

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What does invention mean?3

noun

1

the creation of something in the mind

2

a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

3

the act of inventing

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with invention?17

four syllables

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Invention in a sentence

  • Even if it's not true, it's a brilliant invention.AlanF_US
  • Time is an invention, or it is nothing at all.carlosalberto
  • This invention is so revolutionary, it might make it into the textbooks.pip
  • Language, as we know it, is a human invention.LittleBoy
  • That day, the most important invention of humanity was born.marcelostockle
  • In early times, inventions were often stumbled upon by accident.CM
  • With regard to big inventions, chance has played a very small part.unknown
  • Inventions are born, so to speak, of necessity.unknown

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Forms of invention

as a noun

plural
inventions