preinvention

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Synonyms: reinvention, prevention, preconvention, preinfection, preinjection

Antonyms: reinvention, prevention, preconvention, preinfection, preinjection

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Adjective

1. Before the [[invention]] of something; applied to legal agreements in which an [[employee]] agrees to assign to his/her [[employer]] the rights to any [[invention]] he/she later creates while employed.

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