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Definition invention in American English

invention noun

noun
/ɪnˈvenʃ(ə)n/
1

a machine, tool, or system that someone has made, designed, or thought of for the first time

Example

Inventions like the electric light bulb changed the way people lived.

1.1

the act of inventing something

Example

Global communication was transformed by the invention of the Internet.

Synonyms and related words
breakthrough coin contrive
2

a story, excuse, etc. that is not true

Example

All that gossip he told me about Melanie was pure invention.

Synonyms and related words
lie invention falsehood
3

the ability to think of new and original ways of doing things

Example

By comparison, British artists seemed to lack imagination and invention.

Synonyms and related words
intelligence intuition intellect
Definition invention in American English