Translation
invention
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Word origin
From Latin inventio ('a finding, discovery'), from invenire ('to come upon, to find'). English 'invention' is the same word.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- inventio
- English cognates
- invention, invent, venue
Grammar
Examples
imprimerie .
The invention of printing changed the world.
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His story is a pure invention.
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This invention makes it possible to save water.
brevet .
The patent protects the invention for twenty years.
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Necessity is the mother of invention.
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