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innovation n. [
invention] a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
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innovation n. [
invention, excogitation, conception, design] the creation of something in the mind
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innovation n. [
initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, introduction, instauration] the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
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