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innovation

noun
/ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from innovo
  2. derived from innovatio
  3. derived from innovacion
  4. borrowed from innovation

Definitions

  1. The act of innovating

    The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.

  2. A change effected by innovating

    A change effected by innovating; a change in customs.

  3. Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.

    • One of the remarkable innovations in concrete technology is the development of self-healing cementitious materials through the incorporation of bacterial agents.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.

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Derived

hyperinnovation, innovational, innovationary, innovationism, innovationist, innovention, lexical innovation, necessity is the mother of innovation

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for innovation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA