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Language Translation for : innovation
| Spanish: | innovación, | German: | die Neuerung, | Japanese: | 革新 |
| in·no·va·tion
(ĭn'ə-vā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.
in'no·va'tion·al adj. |
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| innovation | |
noun | |
| 1. | a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation [syn: invention] |
| 2. | the creation of something in the mind [syn: invention] |
| 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" [syn: initiation] |
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Innovation
In`no*va"tion\, n. [L. innovatio; cf. F. innovation.]1. The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc. --Dryden. 2. A change effected by innovating; a change in customs; something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites. --Bacon. The love of things ancient doth argue stayedness, but levity and want of experience maketh apt unto innovations. --Hooker. 3. (Bot.) A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.
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