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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English invencioun, from Old French invencion and directly [[bor|la|inventiō|t=faculty of invention]], inventiōnem,^(Etymonline)^(Klein 1966)^(MWU 2024) from inventus, past participle of invenīre, to come upon, find, devise (see [[invent]]),^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from in-, on, and venīre, to come (see [[venue]]).^(Etymonline)^(Cresswell 2021)
+ It is [[inh|enm|invencioun]], from [[fro|invencion]] and directly [[bor|la|inventiō|t=faculty of invention]], inventiōnem,^(Etymonline)^(Klein 1966)^(MWU 2024) from [[m|la|inventus]], past participle of [[m|la|invenīre]], to come upon, find, devise (see [[invent]]),^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from in-, on, and [[m|la|venīre]], to come (see [[venue]]).^(Etymonline)^(Cresswell 2021)
==Earliest recorded meaning==