recent invention

collocation in English

meaningsofrecentandinvention

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recent
adjective
uk
/ˈriː.sənt/us
/ˈriː.sənt/
happening or starting from a short ...
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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 ofrecentandinventionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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And above all, we study something called 'material culture', seemingly untroubled by the knowledge that the division between culture and nature which it implies is a relativelyrecentinvention.
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The orchestrion - a large mechanical organ designed to imitate the sounds of the orchestra - was a morerecentinvention, which reflected a growing fascination with loud and grand music.
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I certainly recognise that the nation state is a relativelyrecentinventionand that there is no eternal quality about the nation state.
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However, let us not forget that mobile phones, although they seem to have been with us for ever, are a relativelyrecentinvention.
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For those who think that bitter party controversy is arecentinventionand one to be deplored, he could have had nothing but pitying contempt.
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Take again, the changes that have been brought about byrecentinventionand discovery.
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As we understand it, monetary policy is a comparativelyrecentinvention.
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It is a morerecentinvention.
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The idea that autonomous central banks are successful is arecentinvention.
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Broadcasting is now such an accepted feature of our daily lives that it is difficult to appreciate that it is a comparativelyrecentinvention.
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This became a safety issue in the late 1960s when some drivers ignored their safety harnesses, which were then arecentinvention.
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The concept of taking a vacation is arecentinvention, and has developed through the last two centuries.
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Since musical notation is a comparativelyrecentinvention, it is not found in early heraldry, though it does appear in 20th century heraldry.
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Historically, classical mechanics came first, while quantum mechanics is a comparativelyrecentinvention.
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It is important to remember that the chin rest was a relativelyrecentinvention.
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Hippodrama, part drama and part circus, the intended main event, was arecentinventionthat evolved from circus and horsemanship shows of the 18th century.
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The ailerons were of the differential kind, arecentinvention, with less downward movement than upward.
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His mostrecentinventionwas the energized artificial leg.
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The urban festival was a relativelyrecentinvention.
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At the same time, the title is a play on the term quadraphonic sound, then arecentinvention.
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