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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ven•tion /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/USA pronunciation n. - the act of inventing:[uncountable]the invention of the computer chip.
- [countable] anything invented or devised.
- [uncountable] inventiveness;
imagination. - something made up:[countable]another of his inventions about having oil on his land.
See -ven-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ven•tion (in ven′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of inventing.
- Lawmaking[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.
- the power or faculty of inventing, devising, or originating.
- an act or instance of creating or producing by exercise of the imagination, esp. in art, music, etc.
- something fabricated, as a false statement.
- Sociologythe creation of a new culture trait, pattern, etc.
- Music and Dancea short piece, contrapuntal in nature, generally based on one subject.
- Rhetoric(traditionally) one of the five steps in speech preparation, the process of choosing ideas appropriate to the subject, audience, and occasion.
- [Archaic.]the act of finding.
- Latin inventiōn- (stem of inventiō) a finding out, equivalent. to invent(us) (see invent) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English invencio(u)n 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ n - the act or process of inventing
- something that is invented
- the discovery or production of some new or improved process or machine that is both useful and is not obvious to persons skilled in the particular field
- creative power or ability; inventive skill
- euphemistic a fabrication; lie
- a short piece consisting of two or three parts usually in imitative counterpoint
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