Meanings
nounexnovation (countable and uncountable, plural exnovations)
plural exnovations
- countableuncountablebusinessThe removal of innovation, for example by settling upon a working strategy and not seeking further changes.
Origin
From innovation, with the prefix in- replaced by ex-. Coined by Rein De Wilde in 2000.
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exnovation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exnovation
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“exnovation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exnovation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exnovation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exnovation.
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