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delexicalization

delexicalization noun: the process of delexicalizing, of making delexical.

Noun

delexicalization (plural delexicalizations)

  1. The process of delexicalizing, of making delexical.

Forms of delexicalization

pluraldelexicalizations

Origin of delexicalization

From de- + lexicalization.

Questions about delexicalization

What does delexicalization mean?
Delexicalization means the process of delexicalizing, of making delexical.
What part of speech is delexicalization?
Delexicalization is a noun.
What is the plural of delexicalization?
The plural of delexicalization is delexicalizations.

Words near delexicalization in the dictionary

  1. delexicalise
  2. delexicalised
  3. delexicalises
  4. delexicalising
  5. delexicality
  6. delexicalization
  7. delexicalizations
  8. delexicalize
  9. delexicalized
  10. delexicalizes
  11. delexicalizing

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