greatest invention

collocation in English

meaningsofgreatandinvention

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great
adjective
uk
/ɡreɪt/us
/ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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invention
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˈven.ʃən/us
/ɪnˈven.ʃən/
something that has never been made before, or the process of creating something that has never been ...
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(Definition ofgreatandinventionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The petrol engine is thegreatestinventionsince the wheel.
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It was suggested that it was thegreatestinventionknown to man.
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It has been said, and it may be true, that it is thegreatestinventionand the most important influence since the invention of printing.
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Hisgreatestinventionwas the dynamometer used for ascertaining the power for driving machinery.
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Hodgson is also known for his material on women's bodies which he claims to be nature'sgreatestinvention.
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She also loves to sleep, hates to be waken up, and considers mankind'sgreatestinventionto be the snooze button on her alarm clock.
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Cockerell'sgreatestinvention, the hovercraft, grew out of this work.
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Arguably thegreatestinventionthat affected not just the military, but all society, after adoption of fire, was the wheel, and its use in the construction of the chariot.
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It makes everyone in the audience feel a rascally 8 years old, the age at which whoopee cushions (when they work) seem thegreatestinventionsince firecrackers.
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Who knows but that some of the greatest inventions ever made owe their success to playing with a child's bricks at an early age?
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The result of taking that correct view of scientific research was to produce some of the greatest inventions, which were not directly connected with motors.
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The greatest inventions that go towards the destruction or the benefit of mankind have been made by people under 23.
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The aeroplane is one of the greatest inventions.
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The landscapes in which so many of them stand are one of our greatest inventions.
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Many of the greatest inventions of the present day have come from these shores.
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In my view, such action would be to admit that one of the greatest inventions of the last hundred years, the internal combustion engine, has defeated its own purpose.
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The polygraph is considered officially one of the greatest inventions of all time.
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Many consider it to be one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century.
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