invention

invent + -ion

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/

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1. something that has been invented

   Nowadays, we can buy new inventions as soon as they are made.

2. the action of inventing something
3. the ability to invent

   It took quite a bit of invention to come up with the toothbrush.

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