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Noun: invention  in'ven-shun
  1. The creation of something in the mind
    "The invention of the wheel changed human history";
    - innovation, excogitation, conception, design, fiction
     
  2. A creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
    "The light bulb was one of Edison's most famous inventions";
    - innovation
     
  3. The act of inventing
    "Edison's invention of the light bulb revolutionized modern life"

Derived forms: inventions

Type of: creating by mental acts, creation, creative thinking, creativeness, creativity

Encyclopedia: Invention