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Californification

Californification noun: synonym of Californication.

Noun

Californification (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of Californication.
    • Oregon in the 1960s and ’70s reveled in its image as a lush paradise, sparsely populated by individualists who made no secret of their desire to protect the state from the “Californification” they feared was creeping northward.1983, Neal R[ippey] Peirce, Jerry Hagstrom, “Oregon: Fearing Growth, Seeking Growth”, in The Book of America: Inside 50 States Today, New York, N.Y.; London: W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, page 820
    • [Mitch] Easter too felt the ‘Californification’ of the popular music business was detrimental to creativity.2002, David Buckley, “Sophomore, 1983–85”, in R.E.M. Fiction: An Alternative Biography, London: Virgin Books, →ISBN, part I (The Ice Age, 1979–85), page 99
    Synonyms:
    Californication

Synonyms of Californification

Origin of Californification

From Californ(ia) + -ification.

Questions about Californification

What does Californification mean?
Californification means synonym of Californication.
What part of speech is Californification?
Californification is a noun.

Words near Californification in the dictionary

  1. Californicated
  2. Californicates
  3. Californicating
  4. Californication
  5. californidine
  6. Californification
  7. Californio
  8. Californios
  9. californite
  10. californites
  11. californium

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