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inventio

inventio noun: one of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the method used for the discovery of arguments.

Noun

inventio (uncountable)

  1. One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the method used for the discovery of arguments.

Origin of inventio

From Latin inventiō. Doublet of invention.

Questions about inventio

What does inventio mean?
Inventio means one of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the method used for the discovery of arguments.
What part of speech is inventio?
Inventio is a noun.

Words near inventio in the dictionary

  1. inventest
  2. inventeth
  3. inventful
  4. inventible
  5. inventing
  6. inventio
  7. invention
  8. Invention of the Cross
  9. inventional
  10. inventioneer
  11. inventioneers

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