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1Inventive spelling — Inventive, or invented, spelling is the non conventional spelling of a word created by a novice reader or writer. It contrasts with conventional spelling, the correct or standard spelling. Overview Inventive spelling is not an instructional… …
2Inventive Leisure — is a high street managed pub estate with headquarters in Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. The investment company Alchemy Partners bought a majority share in January 2006. The bars trade under the name Revolution. There are 46… …
3inventive — index fertile, original (creative), productive, resourceful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4inventive — [in vent′tiv] adj. [ME inventif < ML inventivus] 1. of or characterized by invention [inventive powers] 2. skilled in inventing; creative [an inventive person] inventively adv. inventiveness n …
5Inventive — In*vent ive, a. [Cf. F. inventif.] Able and apt to invent; quick at contrivance; ready at expedients; as, an inventive head or genius. Dryden. {In*vent ive*ly}, adv. {In*vent ive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …
6inventive — (adj.) early 15c., skilled in invention, from O.Fr. inventif (15c.), from L. invent , pp. stem of invenire (see INVENTION (Cf. invention)). Related: Inventively; inventiveness …
7inventive — [adj] creative adroit, artistic, avant garde, breaking new ground, causative, constructive, demiurgic, deviceful, fertile, forgetive, formative, fruitful, gifted, imaginative, ingenious, innovational, innovative, innovatory, inspired, original,… …
8inventive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing creativity or original thought. DERIVATIVES inventively adverb inventiveness noun …
9Inventive step and non-obviousness — Patent law (patents for inventions) …
10Inventive step under the European Patent Convention — Legal requirements applicable to European patent applications and patents …
