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Invention

/ˌɪˈnvɛnʃən/
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(noun) Something invented.

Necessity is the mother of invention.
We have a good opinion of your invention.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the steam engine was a key factor in the rapid development of the Industrial Revolution.

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