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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