Dictionary entryCEFR B1noun
invention
IPA pronunciation: /ɪnˈvenʃən/
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English definition
A new device, method, or process created from study and experimentation.
Example
The invention of the smartphone changed how we communicate.
Collocations
- a great invention
- the invention of
- patent an invention
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