"invention" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/ [UK] Audio: en-us-invention.ogg [US] Forms: invention [singular], inventions [plural]
Etymology: invent + -ion Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|invent|ion}} invent + -ion Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. something that has been invented
    Sense id: simple-invention-en-noun-dZru-HgY
  2. the action of inventing something
    Sense id: simple-invention-en-noun-3AbCbX3b
  3. the ability to invent
    Sense id: simple-invention-en-noun-xn3ex7sU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ion
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