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invenzione

invention

noun een-vehn-TSYOH-neh Less Common

Origin: from Latin inventio

Also means

fabrication

Usage Note

Invenzione covers both a clever device and a made-up story, so *è una pura invenzione' can mean 'it is a total fabrication'. Like other -zione nouns it is feminine: una grande invenzione.

Examples

"La ruota è un'antica invenzione."

Natural Translation

The wheel is an ancient invention.

Literal Translation

The wheel is an-ancient invention.

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