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exnovation

exnovation noun: the removal of innovation, for example by settling upon a working strategy and not seeking further changes.

Noun

exnovation (countable and uncountable, plural exnovations)

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

Forms of exnovation

pluralexnovations

Origin of exnovation

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

Questions about exnovation

What does exnovation mean?
Exnovation means the removal of innovation, for example by settling upon a working strategy and not seeking further changes.
What part of speech is exnovation?
Exnovation is a noun.
What is the plural of exnovation?
The plural of exnovation is exnovations.

Words near exnovation in the dictionary

  1. exnihilated
  2. exnihilates
  3. exnihilating
  4. exnihilation
  5. exnihilations
  6. exnovation
  7. exnovations
  8. exo-
  9. exo-cannibalism
  10. exo-Earth
  11. exo-Earths

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