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/ˌɪnəvˈeɪʃən/ /ˌɪnoʊvˈeɪʃən/ Listen

noun

Innovation n.

The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, commercial products, etc.

A change effected by innovating; a change in customs; something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites. "The love of things ancient doth argue stayedness, but levity and lack of experience maketh apt unto innovations."

(Bot.) A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.

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Etymology of 'Innovation'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Innovation" Quotes from Famous Books

... not in vain, after being summarily dismissed from Lane's, in Leadenhall Street, and with whom he remained for some years. It was not until some time after he had started on his own account that Tegg commenced his nightly book-auctions at 111, Cheapside, an innovation which resulted in Tegg finding himself a fairly rich man. His next move was to the old Mansion House, once the residence of the Lord Mayor, and here he met with an increased prosperity and popularity. He was elected a Common Councillor of the ward ...

— The Book-Hunter in London - Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting • William Roberts

... headache, and when he was raised to the peerage he petitioned the king to allow him to dispense with the wig. He was refused, his Majesty saying he could not permit such an innovation. In vain did his lordship show that the wig was an innovation, as the old judges did not wear them. "True," said the king; "the ...

— At the Sign of the Barber's Pole - Studies In Hirsute History • William Andrews

... was not a captain—when he was merely "young Cy," a boy, living with his parents, a dancing school was organized in Bayport. It was an innovation for our village, and frowned upon by many of the older and stricter inhabitants. However, most of the captain's boy friends were permitted to attend; young Cy was not. His father considered dancing ...

— Cy Whittaker's Place • Joseph C. Lincoln

... restore the good feeling between the Administration and Washington "society," which had been ruptured during the political rule of General Jackson. He gave numerous entertainments at the White House, and used to attend those given by his Cabinet, which was regarded as an innovation, as his predecessors had never accepted social invitations. Ex-President Adams, the widow of President Madison, and the widow of Alexander Hamilton each formed the centre of a pleasant coterie, and the President was open in the expression of his desire that ...

— Perley's Reminiscences, Vol. 1-2 - of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis • Benjamin Perley Poore

... and damnable custom. The literal meaning of bidah is "an innovation or invention, anything new;" but the word is commonly used in the sense of "heresy" or "heterodox innovation," anything new being naturally heretical in the eyes of the ...

— Tales from the Arabic Volumes 1-3 • John Payne

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