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Invention , INVENTION
Invention (from the Latin invenire, to find or to discover) in a broad sense refers to any novel idea or the process of its creation. In th… Anticipation , an·tic·i·pa·tion / anˌtisəˈpāshən/ • n. the action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction: her eyes sparkled with anticipation. ∎ Mus.… Doctor , doc·tor / ˈdäktər/ • n. 1. a qualified practitioner of medicine; a physician. ∎ a qualified dentist or veterinary surgeon. ∎ inf. a person who gives… Butt , butt1 / bət/ • v. [tr.] (of a person or animal) hit (someone or something) with the head or horns: she butted him in the chest with her head. ∎ strik… 196. Head , head / hed/ • n. 1. the upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the b… Edmund Cartwright , Cartwright, Edmund (1743–1823). Inventor. A younger brother of John Cartwright, the parliamentary reformer, who also had a taste for inventing, Edmun…
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