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单词 innovation
释义 in·no·va·tion
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈvāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably from Middle French, from Late Latin innovation-, innovatio, from Latin innovatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or an instance of innovating : the introduction of something new
 < innovation as the driving force in practical economic advance — Times Literary Supplement >
2. : something that deviates from established doctrine or practice : something that differs from existing forms : change, novelty
 < the technical innovations of the agrarian revolution — S.F.Mason >
 < another innovation is a new straight mile course — London Calling >
 < his most important innovation … was the introduction of the seminary method of instruction for advanced students — C.F.Smith >
3.
 a. : a shoot that arises at or near the apex of the stem of a moss plant usually after the reproductive organs have completed their development
 b. : the formation of such a shoot
4. Scots law : an exchange of one obligation for another, the obligor and obligee remaining the same
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