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Collocations for invention - noun

1. new thing

ADJECTIVE

latest, new
modern, newfangled
brilliant, ingenious, wonderful
patented
culinary, linguistic, technological, etc.
He dedicated many of his culinary inventions to famous people.

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VERB + invention

come up with, design
license, patent, register
He failed to patent his invention and never made any money from it.
commercialize, market
The two friends started a company to market their invention.

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2. untrue story

ADJECTIVE

pure
Most of what he says is pure invention!

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PHRASES

power of invention, powers of invention
His powers of invention are somewhat limited.

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