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Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-uh-vey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn əˈveɪ ʃən



Definition of innovation

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "restoration, renewal," from Latin innovationem (nominative innovatio), noun of action from past participle stem of innovare (see innovate).
  • noun change, novelty
Example sentences :
  • They are, as a rule, averse to innovation, especially when it involves expenditure.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • And Harriet had established on the Street the innovation of after-dinner coffee.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The result of the first year's trial demonstrated the wisdom of the "innovation."
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
  • They stood for all that had come to the country, all the change and innovation that he hated.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • There is no greater evil in a state than the spirit of innovation.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • The latter made a written report, but the innovation was not repeated.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • For a wonder he approved of the innovation of lamps and closed shutters.
  • Extract from : « The Bondwoman » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • In commerce as well as in letters there was this same activity and innovation.
  • Extract from : « The Facts About Shakespeare » by William Allan Nielson
  • This innovation in the Roman paganism was full of consequences.
  • Extract from : « The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism » by Franz Cumont
  • Mrs. Fowler introduced an innovation by sewing the tape to the sleeves of our psychic.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow World » by Hamlin Garland

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