innovative English · revision 7792

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=1608}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ɪnˈnɒ.və.tɪv/, /ˈɪn.ə.və.tɪv/ ''(UK)''; /ˈɪn.əˌveɪtɪv/, /ˈɪn.oʊˌveɪtɪv/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|en|innovate|-ive]].^(Etymonline)^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Having the character of innovating: 1608 in the OED and MWU, an isolated use in the sense revolutionary;^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)^(HTOED) about 1600 in Etymonline.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The word became established from 1796 (1806 in HTOED).^(Etymonline)^(HTOED) In commerce, of a product or company, featuring new methods, is a later application.^(HTOED)^(NODE 1998) ''Innovatively'' is from 1962 in the OED,^(OED 1989) and ''innovativeness'' from the mid-20th century.^(SOED 2002)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1608 – isolated use.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1796 – in regular use.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1962 – innovatively.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Introducing or using new methods or ideas; advanced and original.^(AHD)^(COED 2004)^(NODE 1998)

+ # Of a person, original and creative in thinking.^(COED 2004)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[innovativeness]]

+ * [[innovatively]]

+ * [[uninnovative]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[innovate]]

+ * [[innovation]]

+ * [[novel]]

+ * [[novice]]

+ * [[renovate]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ Longman notes the variant innovatory.^(LDOCE 2009)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}