Invention and Work

Invention

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

Usage example: his clever invention made people's lives easier

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

Work noun - A literary, musical, or artistic production.

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Invention and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Invention" instead a noun "Work".

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

old	old invention	old work
complete	complete invention	complete work
original	original invention	original work
actual	actual invention	actual work
Other adjectives: real, great, important, famous, new, major, final, later, last, latest, greatest, different, scientific, recent, modern.

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
Verbs are often used instead of common onomatopoeias, describing the invention being on-work, and Basile hurting himself.

Source: Comic Book / Léonard le Génie
Technical progress is okay up to a certain point — specifically the invention of the electric typewriter — but what goes beyond that is the work of the devil.

Source: Film / You've Got M@il

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