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| avant-garde |
of or relating to artistic experimentation and invention. [1/3 definitions] |
| brainchild |
someone's original idea, plan, or invention. |
| contrivance |
that which has been contrived, such as a mechanical device, invention, or scheme. [1/3 definitions] |
| credit |
to attribute (an accomplishment, invention, or the like) to a person. [1/12 definitions] |
| device |
something designed or made for a specific purpose, esp. an invention or machine used to perform simple tasks mechanically or electrically. [1/3 definitions] |
| fiction |
an invention, fabrication, or falsehood. [1/3 definitions] |
| Hermes |
in Greek mythology, the messenger of the gods and the god of travelers, invention, commerce, and eloquence; Mercury. |
| inventive |
of or relating to invention. [1/2 definitions] |
| letters patent |
a government-issued document granting a person a patent or exclusive right to sell or otherwise profit from an invention or process. |
| make-believe |
invention; pretending. [1/2 definitions] |
| Minerva |
in Roman mythology, the goddess of wisdom, art, and invention; Athena. |
| patent right |
an exclusive right conferred by a patent, esp. to manufacture and sell an invention. |
| self-invention |
combined form of invention. |
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