invention
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Definition
An invention is something new that someone creates for the first time, especially a machine, device, or useful idea. It can also mean the act of creating that new thing.
Usage & Nuances
Common with verbs like 'make', 'patent', and 'use': 'a useful invention', 'a modern invention'. Don't confuse it with 'discovery': an invention is created by people, while a discovery is found. It can also be used more loosely for something imagined or made up, but that use is less common in everyday learning contexts.
Example Sentences
The light bulb was an important invention.
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Some people thought the idea was silly, but the invention ended up making millions.
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Her invention helps people cook faster.
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This invention changed the way we travel.
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Honestly, the smartphone might be the most useful invention of our time.
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He spent years working on the invention before anyone believed in it.
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