grangerisation
/ˈɡɹeɪnʒəɹɪˌzeɪʃən/
grangerisation noun: the practice of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
Noun
grangerisation (countable and uncountable, plural grangerisations)
- The practice of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
- Today, he is more remembered for the manner of his death and his habit of collecting books and illustrating them with pictures ripped out of other books, now seen as an act of vandalism and given the name ‘grangerisation’.[2021, James Hobson, Passengers: Life in Britain During the Stagecoach Era, Fonthill Media, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- grangerising
- A book illustrated by this process.
Synonyms of grangerisation
Forms of grangerisation
| plural | grangerisations |
|---|---|
| alternative US | grangerization |
Origin of grangerisation
Named after English biographer James Granger (1723–1776).
Questions about grangerisation
- What does grangerisation mean?
- Grangerisation means the practice of illustrating a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
- What part of speech is grangerisation?
- Grangerisation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce grangerisation?
- Grangerisation is pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪnʒəɹɪˌzeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of grangerisation?
- The plural of grangerisation is grangerisations.
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