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Noun, Suru verb
1. invention
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2. intelligent; clever; smartDated term
Noun, Suru verb
3. making sense (of something); understandingArchaic
Wikipedia definition
4. InventionAn invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition, process or discovery. It may also be an improvement upon a machine or product, or alternate means of achieving a process. An invention that is not derived from an existing model or idea, or that achieves a completely unique function, discovery, or result, may be a radical breakthrough. If such a work has novel and not obvious to others skilled in the same field, the inventor may be able to obtain the legal protection of a patent.
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