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Word entry · 9 letters

invention

Best crossword clue

"Fresh device"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/Part of speech nounSorted eiinnnotvStarts with IEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
1I2N3V4E5N6T7I8O9N

Definitions

  1. the act of inventing

Word origin

From Middle English invencion, invencioun, from Latin inventiō either directly or via Middle French invencion, from Latin invenīre (“to discover, find, invent”), from in- (“in-: in, into”) + venīre (“to come”). Doublet of inventio. By surface analysis, invent + -ion.

Used in a sentence

  • My new invention will let you alphabetize your matchbook collection in half the usual time.
  • I’m afraid there was no burglar. It was all the housekeeper’s invention.
  • Warren Sheffield is telephoning Rose long distance at half past six. […] Personally, I wouldn't marry a man who proposed to me over an invention.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Fresh device9 letters
02Newly created device9 letters

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