Hypertext Webster Gateway: "innovation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
innovation
n 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}, {excogitation},
{conception}, {design}]
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