English Explanatory Dictionary

necessity is the mother of innovation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Alternative form of necessity is the mother of invention.

Word forms

necessity is the mother of innovation

Etymology

More recent variant, focusing on innovating existing processes etc. rather than inventing new things.

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