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invention

[/ɪnˈvɛnʃən/]
nounfemininepl: inventions / invenções
invenção
1. A new device, process, or creation produced by study and experimentation
The invention of the telephone revolutionized communication.
A invenção do telefone revolucionou a comunicação.
2. The action or process of inventing something
Invention requires creativity and perseverance.
A invenção requer criatividade e perseverança.
3. Something created or made up, especially something false or fabricated
His story was pure invention.
Sua história era pura invenção.
Synonyms
creationinnovationdiscoveryfabricationcontrivance
Antonyms
realityfacttruth

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
invenção
Standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
invenção
Standard usage, may use 'gambiarrinha' for improvised invention
São Paulo
invenção
Standard usage in formal contexts
Portugal
invenção
Standard usage, same as Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

necessity is the mother of invention
a work of invention
patent an invention
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