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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: innovation n 1: a new device or process created by study and experimentation [syn: {invention}] 2: the creation of something in the mind [syn: {invention}, {excogitation}, {conception}, {design}]
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