Invention and Tale

Invention

Invention noun - Something that is the product of the imagination.

Usage example: unsurprisingly, the story about being kidnapped by aliens was pure invention

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

Tale noun - A rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature.

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Invention and tale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Invention" instead a noun "Tale".

old	old invention	old tale
original	original invention	original tale
actual	actual invention	actual tale
real	real invention	real tale
Other adjectives: famous, personal, traditional, final, last, different, modern.

Since the invention of the spoken word, the name a character is given has often held special relevance to the tale being told.

Source: Meaningful Name / Myth And Religion
A similar tale surrounds the invention of the sewing machine: the inventor dreamed of spears with holes in them stabbing towards him, and realized upon waking that the eye of a needle to fit into a sewing machine had to be in the tip.

Source: Eureka Moment
According to the 1971 satire Bust-Up: The Uplifting Tale of Otto Titzling and the Development of the Bra by Wallace Reyburn, the bra was invented in 1912 by Otto Titzling, but his invention and fame were stolen by the Frenchman Phillip de Brassiere.

Source: Namesake Gag

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