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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : in-ven-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈvɛn ʃən |
Definition of invention
Origin :- c.1400, "devised method of organization," from Old French invencion (13c.) and directly from Latin inventionem (nominative inventio) "faculty of invention; a finding, discovery," noun of action from past participle stem of invenire "devise, discover, find," from in- "in, on" (see in- (2)) + venire "to come" (see venue).
- Meaning "finding or discovering of something" is early 15c. in English; sense of "thing invented" is first recorded 1510s. Etymological sense preserved in Invention of the Cross, Church festival (May 3) celebrating the reputed finding of the Cross of the Crucifixion by Helena, mother of Constantine, in 326 C.E.
- noun creation, creativeness
- noun fabrication, lie
- Do you object to atheism, and yet regard obedience to God as an invention of the priests?
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- This scene, be it remarked, is not in Plutarch, but is Shakespeare's own invention.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- For when has Desdemona shown high and plenteous wit or invention?
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- It is Mary Fitton who has "wit and invention," and is "an admirable musician."
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- This invention gives the desired result with absolute certainty.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- Her desperation lent her invention; just in this one way he must not find her out.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- In engineering, in mining, in invention, there are endless possibilities.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
- But beyond his emoluments as a partner in the invention, Alfred Vail had no recompense.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- The invention was well received at the time, but is now almost forgotten.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
- The discovery seems obvious, and the invention simple, after we know them.
- Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
Synonyms for invention
- apparatus
- black box
- brainchild
- coinage
- concoction
- contraption
- contrivance
- creativity
- deceit
- design
- development
- device
- discovery
- doodad
- fake
- falsehood
- fancy
- fantasy
- fib
- fiction
- figment
- forgery
- gadget
- genius
- gimmick
- gizmo
- imagination
- ingenuity
- innovation
- inspiration
- inventiveness
- novelty
- opus
- original
- originality
- prevarication
- resourcefulness
- sham
- story
- tall story
- untruth
- yarn
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