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noun
The situation where a person comes up with an idea that they believe to be original, but which was in fact created by someone else and previously encountered by the person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: neologism, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by Dan Gilbert in or before 1999.
