| NOUN | artifact | innovation, invention | a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation |
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| cognition | innovation, invention, excogitation, conception, design | the creation of something in the mind | |
| act | innovation, initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, introduction, instauration | the act of starting something for the first time |
| Sounds | ih.nahvey'shahn; ih.nowvey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2525 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation. | |
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| Synonym | invention | |
| Broader | creation | An artifact that has been brought into existence by someone |
| Catalan | innovació, invenció, invent | |
| Spanish | innovación, invención, invento | |
| Adjectives | innovational | being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before |
| Verbs | innovate | bring something new to an environment / environment |
| Meaning | The creation of something in the mind. | |
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| Synonyms | invention, excogitation, conception, design | |
| Narrower | concoction | The invention of a scheme or story / story / story to suit some purpose |
| contrivance | The faculty of contriving | |
| Broader | creativity, creativeness, creative thinking | The ability to create |
| Catalan | concepció, invenció | |
| Spanish | concepción, invención | |
| Adjectives | innovational | being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before |
| Meaning | The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new. | |
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| Synonyms | initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, introduction, instauration | |
| Narrower | authorship, paternity | The act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing |
| Broader | beginning, start, commencement | The act of starting something |
| Catalan | creació, fundació, instauració, institució, introducció | |
| Spanish | creación, fundación, instauración, institución, introducción | |
| Adjectives | innovational | being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before |
| Verbs | innovate | bring something new to an environment / environment |