/ ˌɪnəˈveɪʃn; NAmE / noun innovation (in sth)
1.
[ U ] the introduction of new things, ideas or ways of doing sth :
an age of technological innovation
2.
[ C ] a new idea, way of doing sth, etc. that has been introduced or discovered :
recent innovations in steel-making technology
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin innovatio(n-) , from the verb innovare , from in- into + novare make new (from novus new).