initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration
(noun) the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; “she looked forward to her initiation as an adult”; “the foundation of a new scientific society”
invention, innovation
(noun) a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
invention, innovation, excogitation, conception, design
(noun) the creation of something in the mind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
innovation (countable and uncountable, plural innovations)
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.
Source: Wiktionary
In`no*va"tion, n. Etym: [L. innovatio; cf. F. innovation.]
1. The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc. Dryden.
2. A change effected by innovating; a change in customs; something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites. Bacon. The love of things ancient doth argue stayedness, but levity and want of experience maketh apt unto innovations. Hooker.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
