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invention (s) (noun), inventions (pl)
1. A thing that someone has created, especially a device or process; an innovation: People all over the world can be thankful for Thomas Edison's many inventions.
2. The creation of something new: It took a lot of invention for Gary to develop a plan "B" for their trip, since plan "A" wasn't possible after all.
3. A lie, or the telling of lies (used euphemistically): Iris's tale about what happened to her homework was a total invention, and her teacher laughed a lot about that!
4. The talent to create new things: Milly had the aptitude to design helpful devices or little inventions to help her mother and father out in the kitchen.
This entry is located in the following units: -tion (page 16) ven-, vent-, veni-, ventu- (page 5)
(Segway, a modern invention, offers GPS with their transporter)
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Wisdom, Technical Skill, and Invention: Pallas Athena, Minerva
Greek: Pallas Athena (goddess)
Latin: Minerva (goddess)

The goddess of wisdom, war, and weaving.

Symbols: the Aegis (a shield on which was fixed the head of Medusa, a woman with snakes instead of hair on her head, whose look turned beholders into stone)

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invention
A new device, method, or process developed from study and experimentation.
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(fashion terms including the invention of new words for items that apply specifically to men's fashions)