invention

Definition

  • noun: something invented
  • noun: productive imagination
  • synonyms: device, thought, idea

Examples

  • Don't believe everything she tells you. She's prone to 'invention'. [='exaggeration, lying']

  • The light bulb was one of the most important 'inventions' of the 19th century.

  • The stories he told about his military service were just 'inventions'.

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