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necessity is the mother of invention
Necessity is the mother of invention is an English-language proverb. It means, roughly, that the primary driving force for most new inventions is a need.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention.html )〕
==Meaning==
*In Oxford Dictionary the proverb has been defined as– ''when the need for something becomes imperative, you are forced to find ways of getting or achieving it.''〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Necessity+is+the+mother+of+invention )〕
*According to Cambridge Dictionary, this is "an expression that means that if you really need to do something, you will think of a way of doing it."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention )〕
*Longman dictionary has defined the proverb as– ''"if someone really needs to do something, they will find a way of doing it."''〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/necessity )〕
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