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10 Language-to-English DictionariesInvention
/ɪnˈvɛn.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of inventing something, typically a process, device, or machine.
"The invention of the printing press revolutionized human communication." - 2
A unique or original device, method, or composition developed through study and experimentation.
"Her latest invention makes recycling household plastics significantly easier."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'invenire', meaning 'to find out' or 'come upon', through the past participle stem 'inventus'. It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially denoting discovery or imagination before shifting to its modern primary sense of creating a novel device or process.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Invention" is said worldwide
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invention
Transliteration: /ɛ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃/
"Cette invention a changé le monde moderne."
Erfindung
Transliteration: /ɛɐ̯ˈfɪndʊŋ/
"Die Erfindung des Computers veränderte alles."
invenzione
Transliteration: /in.venˈtsjo.ne/
"Questa invenzione è estremamente utile."
invención
Transliteration: /im.benˈsjon/
"La imprenta fue una gran invención."
invenção
Transliteration: /ĩ.vẽˈsãw/
"A lâmpada foi uma invênção revolucionária."
आविष्कार
Transliteration: aavishkaar
"यह एक अद्भुत आविष्कार है।"
发明
Transliteration: fāmíng
"造纸术是中国古代的一项伟大发明。"
발명
Transliteration: balmyeong
"전구는 세상을 바꾼 위대한 발명이다."
発明
Transliteration: hatsumei
"インターネットは人類にとって偉大な発明です。"
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