innovation

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. noun a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
  2. noun the creation of something in the mind
  3. noun the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French innovation, from Old French innovacion, from Late Latin innovatio, innovationem, from Latin innovo, innovatus. Morphologically innovate + -ion.

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Synonyms

invention

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