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Fossilisation (Noun)

The process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone.

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Becoming inflexible or out of date.

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

The company's refusal to adapt to new technologies led to its fossilisation and eventual decline.
The politician's views on social issues were seen as fossilisation of outdated attitudes.
The rigid hierarchical structure of the organisation was a classic example of fossilisation, stifling innovation and progress.
The professor's lectures, which had not changed in decades, were a testament to his fossilisation as an educator.
The once-thriving industry's failure to evolve led to its fossilisation, making it increasingly irrelevant in the modern market.