innovation

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #14346

Meanings

1

noun
A new idea, method, or invention.

The smartphone was a major innovation in communication.
2

noun
The process of creating and introducing new ideas or methods.

The company is known for its constant innovation.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a new idea, method, or... invention

Opposites

exnovation

Word family

Forms innovations

Derived forms hyperinnovationinnovationalinnovationaryinnovationisminnovationistinnovention

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Phrases (1)

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technical innovation
a new method or improvement in the practical technique of an activity

Adjective + noun

Etymology

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

innovacion Old French innovatio la-lat innovo Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas

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# innovation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 14346

## Meanings
1. A new idea, method, or invention.
2. The process of creating and introducing new ideas or methods.

## Examples
- The smartphone was a major innovation in communication.
- The company is known for its constant innovation.

## Antonyms
- exnovation

## Derived Forms
- hyperinnovation
- innovational
- innovationary
- innovationism
- innovationist
- innovention

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: innovacion
- Root: innovatio
- Root: innovo

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

## AI Etymology
Innovation is borrowed from Middle French innovation, from Old French innovacion, from Late Latin innovatio, innovationem, from Latin innovo, innovatus. Morphologically innovate + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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