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English to English noun
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a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) |  | Example: economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation
source: wordnet30
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a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific |  | source: wordnet30
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A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; -- so called by sailors. |  | source: webster1913
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