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coinvention

coinvention noun: the invention of something jointly by two or more people.

Noun

coinvention (countable and uncountable, plural coinventions)

  1. The invention of something jointly by two or more people.

Forms of coinvention

pluralcoinventions

Origin of coinvention

From co- + invention.

Questions about coinvention

What does coinvention mean?
Coinvention means the invention of something jointly by two or more people.
What part of speech is coinvention?
Coinvention is a noun.
What is the plural of coinvention?
The plural of coinvention is coinventions.

Words near coinvention in the dictionary

  1. coinvasion
  2. coinvasions
  3. coinvent
  4. coinvented
  5. coinventing
  6. coinvention
  7. coinventions
  8. coinventor
  9. coinventors
  10. coinventorship
  11. coinvents

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