innovation

Meaning

Noun

• The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
• A change effected by innovating; a change in customs
• Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.
• A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.

Related

Opposite words

• exnovation

Origin

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