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innovation

[ in-uh-vey-shuhn ]
/ ˌɪn əˈveɪ ʃən /
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noun
something new or different introduced: numerous innovations in the high school curriculum.
the act of innovating; introduction of new things or methods.
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Origin of innovation

First recorded in 1540–50; from Late Latin innovātiōn- (stem of innovātiō ); see origin at innovate, -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM innovation

in·no·va·tion·al, adjective
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Words related to innovation

modernization, deviation, contraption, departure, introduction, shift, alteration, variation, newness, addition, mutation, permutation, modification, vicissitude, wrinkle, notion, modernism, cutting edge, last word, leading edge

British Dictionary definitions for innovation

innovation
/ (ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən) /
noun
something newly introduced, such as a new method or device
the act of innovating

Derived forms of innovation

innovational, adjectiveinnovationist, noun
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