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decontextualization

UK/diːkənˌtɛkstʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/

decontextualization noun: the process or result of decontextualizing.

Noun

decontextualization (countable and uncountable, plural decontextualizations)

  1. The process or result of decontextualizing.

Forms of decontextualization

pluraldecontextualizations

Questions about decontextualization

What does decontextualization mean?
Decontextualization means the process or result of decontextualizing.
What part of speech is decontextualization?
Decontextualization is a noun.
How do you pronounce decontextualization?
Decontextualization is pronounced /diːkənˌtɛkstʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of decontextualization?
The plural of decontextualization is decontextualizations.

Words near decontextualization in the dictionary

  1. decontextualise
  2. decontextualised
  3. decontextualises
  4. decontextualising
  5. decontextualizable
  6. decontextualization
  7. decontextualizations
  8. decontextualize
  9. decontextualized
  10. decontextualizes
  11. decontextualizing

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