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in⋅no⋅va⋅tion

[in-uh-vey-shuhn]
–noun
1. something new or different introduced: numerous innovations in the high-school curriculum.
2. the act of innovating; introduction of new things or methods.

Origin:
1540–50; < LL innovātiōn- (s. of innovātiō). See innovate, -ion


in⋅no⋅va⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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in·no·va·tion   (ĭn'ə-vā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act of introducing something new.

  2. Something newly introduced.

in'no·va'tion·al adj.
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