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Definition of stagnation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stagnation

noun

/stæɡˈneɪʃn/

/stæɡˈneɪʃn/

[uncountable]

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the fact of no longer developing or making progress
- a period of economic stagnation
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the fact of not moving and therefore smelling unpleasant
- water/air stagnation

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