Contrivance
Contrivance noun - Something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination.
Usage example: despite the many modern contrivances for saving time and labor, we seem to have less leisure and energy than ever before
Origination and contrivance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Origination" instead a noun "Contrivance".
Origination
Origination noun - The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new.
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Synonyms for Origination
Contrivance and origination are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrivance" instead a noun "Origination".
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Related pairs
- conception and contrivance
- conception and origination
- construction and contrivance
- construction and origination
- development and contrivance
- development and origination
- design and contrivance
- design and origination
- creation and contrivance
- creation and origination
- innovation and contrivance
- innovation and origination
- concoction and contrivance
- concoction and origination
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