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Innovation

/ˌɪnəˈveɪʃən/

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

📖 Definitions of "Innovation"

noun

1
The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
2
A change effected by innovating; a change in customs
"The others, whose time had been more actively employed, began to shew symptoms of innovation,—"the good wine did its good office." The frost of etiquette, and pride of birth, began to give way before the genial blessings of this benign constellation, and the formal appellatives with which the three dignitaries had hitherto addressed each other, were now familiarly abbreviated into Tully, Bally, and Killie."
3
Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.
4
A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
conceptionnoun	The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
excogitationnoun	Careful thought or consideration.
designnoun	A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
inventionnoun	Something invented.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
inventionnoun	Something invented.
excogitationnoun	Careful thought or consideration.
designnoun	A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
conceptionnoun	The fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
innovative	Characterized by the creation of new ideas or inventions.
groundbreakingnoun	A ceremony to mark the beginning of construction.
innovativenessnoun	The characteristic of being innovative.
inventive	Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.
innovatornoun	Someone who innovates; a creator of new ideas.
innovateverb	(intransitive) To introduce something new to a particular environment; to do something new.
innovatively	In an innovative manner.
creativenoun	Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.
creativenessnoun	The state of being creative; creativity.
creativitynoun	The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product.
ingenuitynoun	The ability to solve difficult problems in original, clever, and inventive ways; ingeniousness.
creationnoun	(uncountable) The act of creating something.
breakthroughnoun	Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
noveltynoun	The state of being new or novel; newness.
modernizationnoun	The process of modernizing.
newnessnoun	The property of being new; novelty; recency.