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in·ven·tion (in vens̸hən)

noun

  1. an inventing or being invented
  2. the power of inventing; ingenuity or creativity
  3. something invented; specif.,
    1. something thought up or mentally fabricated; esp., a falsehood
    2. something originated by experiment, etc.; new device or contrivance
  4. Music a short composition, usually for a keyboard instrument, developing a single short motif in counterpoint; esp., any of a group of these by J. S. Bach

Etymology: ME inuencioun < OFr invencion < L inventio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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