Exnovation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The removal of innovation, for example by settling upon a working strategy and not seeking further changes. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From innovation, with the prefix in- replaced by ex-. Coined by Rein De Wilde in 2000.

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