invention

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Synonyms: intention, invection, inventio, indention, convention, inventive, inception, inertion, inversion, intension, ingestion

Antonyms: intention, invection, inventio, indention, convention, inventive, inception, inertion, inversion, intension, ingestion

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q14208553}}Something [[invent]]ed.
2. {{senseid|en|Q108696953}} The act of inventing.
3. The capacity to invent.
4. {{senseid|en|Q1061398}}{{lb|en|music}} A small, self-contained composition, particularly those in J.S. Bach’s ''Two-'' and ''Three-part Inventions''.
5. {{lb|en|archaic}} The act of discovering or finding; the act of finding out; discovery.

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