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despecification

despecification noun: the act of generalizing, or making less specific.

Noun

despecification (uncountable)

  1. The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
    • […] Brooten's despecification of the term "tribade" and her tendency to understand it as if it were a generic designation for a woman possessed of a lifelong homoerotic orientation.2002, Martha Craven Nussbaum, Juha Sihvola, The Sleep of Reason, page 267

Synonyms of despecification

Antonyms

Origin of despecification

From de- + specification.

Questions about despecification

What does despecification mean?
Despecification means the act of generalizing, or making less specific.
What part of speech is despecification?
Despecification is a noun.

Words near despecification in the dictionary

  1. despeciation
  2. despecificate
  3. despecificated
  4. despecificates
  5. despecificating
  6. despecification
  7. despeckle
  8. despeckled
  9. despeckler
  10. despecklers
  11. despeckles

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