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The invention was an important innovation.
What does Innovation mean?
Innovation means a new and useful improvement.
Dictionary definition
A new idea or improvement that makes something better.
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Innovation can make old tools easier to use.
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A useful innovation solves a problem in a new way.
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What does innovation mean?
Innovation means a new and useful improvement.
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improvement is close in meaning to innovation in many contexts.
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MeaningInnovation means a new and useful improvement.
ExampleExample: The invention was an important innovation.
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- in · uh · vay · shun
- Strongest beat
- vay
- Ending
- shun
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- Put a little extra energy on vay.
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Synonyms
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improvementUse for a change that makes something better.
breakthroughUse for an important new discovery or idea.
Antonyms
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traditionUse for a long-established way of doing something.
stagnationUse when there is no progress or change.
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Word family
Innovation word family
Base word
innovation
noun
innovation
A new idea or improvement that makes something better.
verb
innovate
To introduce new ideas or methods.
adjective
innovative
Using new and useful ideas.
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