Main Entry: in·ven·tion

Pronunciation: \in-ˈven(t)-shən\

Function: noun

Date: 14th century

1 : discovery, finding
2 : productive imagination : inventiveness
3 a : something invented: as (1) : a product of the imagination; especially : a false conception (2) : a device, contrivance, or process originated after study and experiment b : a short keyboard composition featuring two- or three-part counterpoint
4 : the act or process of inventing