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entification

entification noun: the action of giving objective existence to something.

Noun

entification (countable and uncountable, plural entifications)

  1. (rare) The action of giving objective existence to something
    • Entification begins at arm's length; the points of condensation in the primordial conceptual scheme are things glimpsed, not glimpses.1960, Willard Van Orman Quine, Word and Object
    • Where, therefore, are we to locate the mediating element... which is the conflict-free sphere, which thus becomes the mythical locus of the most incredible reaction entifications?1993, Jacques Lacan, translated by Russell Grigg, The Psychoses: The Seminar of Jacques Lacan, Book III

Forms of entification

pluralentifications

Questions about entification

What does entification mean?
Entification means the action of giving objective existence to something.
What part of speech is entification?
Entification is a noun.
What is the plural of entification?
The plural of entification is entifications.

Words near entification in the dictionary

  1. entier
  2. entierly
  3. entiers
  4. entierties
  5. entierty
  6. entification
  7. entifications
  8. entified
  9. entifies
  10. entify
  11. entifying

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