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Noun: stagnation  stag'ney-shun
  1. A state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
    "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"
    - stagnancy, doldrums
     
  2. Inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
    - stagnancy

Derived forms: stagnations

See also: stagnate

Type of: inaction, inactiveness, inactivity

Encyclopedia: Stagnation

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