Art and Invention

Art

Art noun - An occupation requiring skillful use of the hands.

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Invention and art are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Invention" instead a noun "Art".

Nearby Words: artful, artless, artistic, artist, artfulness

Invention noun - Something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination.

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Art and invention are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Art" instead a noun "Invention".

human	human art	human invention
old	old art	old invention
original	original art	original invention
powerful	powerful art	powerful invention
Other adjectives: actual, real, great, new, traditional, final, different, visual, modern, western.

Likewise, photos of nude women were considered art during photography's heyday as a serious art form, as photography was a recent invention at the time and widely considered a luxury few could afford to maintain.

Source: It's Not Porn, It's Art
A popular comedy trope: Someone references a famous invention or work of art and credits it to the wrong creator or inventor.

Source: Wrongfully Attributed
It is the turn of the 16th Century, and the world has entered a golden age of art, invention, and architecture.

Source: Literature / Twisted Cogs

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