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inventional

/ɪnˈvɛnʃənəl/

inventional adjective: of or pertaining to invention, creativity, or the act of devising something new.

Adjective

inventional (comparative more inventional, superlative most inventional)

  1. Of or pertaining to invention, creativity, or the act of devising something new.
  2. (rhetoric) Pertaining to rhetorical invention (the method used to find arguments or topoi in speech or writing).

Forms of inventional

comparativemore inventional
superlativemost inventional

Origin of inventional

From invention + -al.

Words formed from inventional

Questions about inventional

What does inventional mean?
Inventional means of or pertaining to invention, creativity, or the act of devising something new.
What part of speech is inventional?
Inventional is an adjective.
How do you pronounce inventional?
Inventional is pronounced /ɪnˈvɛnʃənəl/.

Words near inventional in the dictionary

  1. inventible
  2. inventing
  3. inventio
  4. invention
  5. Invention of the Cross
  6. inventional
  7. inventioneer
  8. inventioneers
  9. inventionism
  10. inventionist
  11. inventionists

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