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innovation

The correct spelling is innovation.

How to pronounce innovation

noun

IPA: /ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/

Say it like: Inn-ova-sho-n

The correct spelling is innovation. The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc. For example: "The others, whose time had been more actively employed, began to shew symptoms of innovation,—"the good wine did its good office." The frost of etiquette, and pride of birth, began to give way before the genial blessings of this benign constellation, and the formal appellatives with which the three dignitaries had hitherto addressed each other, were now familiarly abbreviated into Tully, Bally, and Killie."

Usage Examples

The others, whose time had been more actively employed, began to shew symptoms of innovation,—"the good wine did its good office." The frost of etiquette, and pride of birth, began to give way before the genial blessings of this benign constellation, and the formal appellatives with which the three dignitaries had hitherto addressed each other, were now familiarly abbreviated into Tully, Bally, and Killie.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
  2. 2.A change effected by innovating; a change in customs
  3. 3.Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.
  4. 4.A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.

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