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Meaning of inventrix | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B2
[ɪnˈwɛn.triːks]

Definitions

an inventrix; a female inventor, inventress; she that finds out or discovers something

declension-3

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Examples

“‘sum tamen inventrīx auctorque ego carminis huius”

“Yet I am the inventress, I the originator, of this music. This is why that art observes my [festival] days.” (The poetic voice of Minerva credits herself for having invented the pipe or flute; the flute-players of ancient Rome honored the goddess annually in June.)

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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