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TOPIK 3noun

발명

balmyeong

발명이 · 발명을

invention

Example

전화의 발명은 세상을 크게 바꿨어요.

The invention of the telephone changed the world greatly.

Word parts

발 bring out명 bright

Literally 'bring out into the light.'

Good to know

발명 is creating something new; 발견 is discovering something that already exists.