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decategorization

decategorization noun: the act or process of decategorizing.

Noun

decategorization (countable and uncountable, plural decategorizations)

  1. The act or process of decategorizing.

Forms of decategorization

pluraldecategorizations

Origin of decategorization

From de- + categorization.

Questions about decategorization

What does decategorization mean?
Decategorization means the act or process of decategorizing.
What part of speech is decategorization?
Decategorization is a noun.
What is the plural of decategorization?
The plural of decategorization is decategorizations.

Words near decategorization in the dictionary

  1. decategorisations
  2. decategorise
  3. decategorised
  4. decategorises
  5. decategorising
  6. decategorization
  7. decategorizations
  8. decategorize
  9. decategorized
  10. decategorizes
  11. decategorizing

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