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Meaning of invention

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

invention

Pronunciation:/ɪnˈvɛnʃən/

noun

Definitions

  1. Something invented.

    Example: I'm afraid there was no burglar. It was all the housekeeper's invention.

  2. The act of inventing.

    Example: The invention of the printing press was probably the most significant innovation of the medieval ages.

  3. The capacity to invent.

    Example: It took quite a bit of invention to come up with a plan, but we did it.

  4. A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s Two- and Three-part Inventions.

    Example: I particularly like the inventions in C-minor.