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codifications

codifications is the plural of codification.

Meaning of codification

Noun

codification (countable and uncountable, plural codifications)

  1. The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws.
    • The task force spent months on the codification of their mandate.
  2. The act or result of arranging something into a code; the act of setting down a body of knowledge in a systematic way.
    • The link between language norms and the codification of a language – in dictionaries, grammars and usage guides – is well accepted.2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 114

Questions about codifications

What is codifications the plural of?
Codifications is the plural of codification.

Words near codifications in the dictionary

  1. codifiability
  2. codifiable
  3. codification
  4. codificationist
  5. codificationists
  6. codifications
  7. codified
  8. codifier
  9. codifiers
  10. codifies
  11. codify

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