Invention and Legend

Invention

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

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Legend and invention are semantically related in tale topic. In some cases you can use "Legend" instead a noun "Invention".

Legend noun - A traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature.

Usage example: some ancient civilizations had legends about spirits that inhabited trees and rocks

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Invention and legend are semantically related in tale topic. Sometimes you can use "Invention" instead a noun "Legend".

Nearby Word: legendary

human	human invention	human legend
old	old invention	old legend
complete	complete invention	complete legend
original	original invention	original legend
Other adjectives: stupid, actual, great, famous, personal, new, traditional, military, later, last, greatest, recent, modern, historical, Celtic.

Although it is implied that he eventually became somewhat like the legend after being the one who made First Contact with the Vulcans because of his invention.

Source: Shrouded in Myth
There is an urban legend that the Soviet Union space program responded to the expense and effort of the invention of the Fisher Space Pen by using pencils.

Source: Mundane Solution

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