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appellativization

appellativization noun: the process of a proper name becoming a common noun.

Noun

appellativization (countable and uncountable, plural appellativizations)

  1. (US) The process of a proper name becoming a common noun.

Antonyms of appellativization

Forms of appellativization

pluralappellativizations
alternative UKappellativisation

Origin of appellativization

From appellative + -ization.

Questions about appellativization

What does appellativization mean?
Appellativization means the process of a proper name becoming a common noun.
What part of speech is appellativization?
Appellativization is a noun.
What is the plural of appellativization?
The plural of appellativization is appellativizations.

Words near appellativization in the dictionary

  1. appellative nouns
  2. appellatively
  3. appellativeness
  4. appellatives
  5. appellativisation
  6. appellativization
  7. appellativizations
  8. appellatories
  9. appellatory
  10. appellee
  11. appellees

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