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innovation

in·no·va·tion

UK/ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/ US/ˌɪnoʊˈveɪʃʌn/ fairly common

noun

1.

a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

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2.
3.

the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

  • “she looked forward to her initiation as an adult”
  • “the foundation of a new scientific society”
  • “he regards the fork as a modern introduction”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French innovation, from Old French innovacion, from Late Latin innovatio, innovationem, from Latin innovo, innovatus. Morphologically innovate + -ion.

Phrases

  • lexical innovation
  • necessity is the mother of innovation

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