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diminutivization

diminutivization noun: the process of turning a word into its diminutive form.

Noun

diminutivization (countable and uncountable, plural diminutivizations)

  1. The process of turning a word into its diminutive form.
  2. The word resulting from this process.

Forms of diminutivization

pluraldiminutivizations
alternative formdiminutivisation

Origin of diminutivization

From diminutivize + -ation.

Questions about diminutivization

What does diminutivization mean?
Diminutivization means the process of turning a word into its diminutive form.
What part of speech is diminutivization?
Diminutivization is a noun.
What is the plural of diminutivization?
The plural of diminutivization is diminutivizations.

Words near diminutivization in the dictionary

  1. diminutivise
  2. diminutivised
  3. diminutivises
  4. diminutivising
  5. diminutivity
  6. diminutivization
  7. diminutivizations
  8. diminutivize
  9. diminutivized
  10. diminutivizes
  11. diminutivizing

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