| NOUN | cognition | invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design | the creation of something in the mind |
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| artifact | invention, innovation | a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation | |
| act | invention | the act of inventing |
| Sounds | ihnveh'nshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The creation of something in the mind. | |
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| Synonyms | innovation, excogitation, conception, design | |
| Narrower | concoction | The invention of a scheme or story / story / story to suit some purpose |
| contrivance | The faculty of contriving | |
| Broader | creativity, creativeness, creative thinking | The ability to create |
| Spanish | concepción, diseño, innovación, invención, invento | |
| Catalan | concepció, invenció | |
| Verbs | invent | come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort / effort |
| Meaning | A creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation. | |
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| Synonym | innovation | |
| Broader | creation | An artifact that has been brought into existence by someone |
| Spanish | innovación, invención, invento | |
| Catalan | innovació, invenció, invent | |
| Meaning | The act of inventing. | |
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| Narrower | devisal, contrivance | The act of devising something |
| neologism, neology, coinage | The act of inventing a word or phrase | |
| Broader | creating by mental acts | The act of creating something by thinking |
| Spanish | invención | |
| Catalan | invenció | |
| Verbs | invent | come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort / effort |
| invent | make up something artificial or untrue | |
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