Meaning & use
invention
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Something created or designed that did not exist before, or the act of creating such a thing.
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The telephone was a revolutionary invention of the 19th century.
His excuse for being late was pure invention.
A note on using this word
Invention can describe both a tangible new device and, more abstractly, a fabricated story or excuse.
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