Main Entry:

in·ven·tion

Pronunciation:

\in-ˈven(t)-shən\

Function:

noun

Date:

14th century

1: discovery, finding2: productive imagination : inventiveness3 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 counterpoint4: the act or process of inventing