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English noun: invention | |||
| 1. | invention (cognition) the creation of something in the mind | ||
| Synonyms | conception, design, excogitation, innovation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | creative thinking, creativeness, creativity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | concoction, contrivance | ||
| 2. | invention (artifact) a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation | ||
| Synonyms | innovation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | creation | ||
| 3. | invention (act) the act of inventing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | creating by mental acts | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | coinage, contrivance, devisal, neologism, neology | ||
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