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innovation
noun [C or U] /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/Definition
C1 (the use of) a new idea or method: the latest innovations in computer technologyNewModern and fashionable
(Definition of innovation noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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