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Hollywoodization

Hollywoodization noun: the act, process, or result of Hollywoodizing.

Noun

Hollywoodization (uncountable)

  1. The act, process, or result of Hollywoodizing.
    • [D]ying dramatic arts like Kabuki and No (or Noh) that have existed for years [...] are falling by the wayside because of the onslaught of VCRs and the Hollywoodization of the dramatic arts.1996, Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras, “Drama & Film of the World”, in World Access: The Handbook for Citizens of the Earth, New York, N.Y.: Fireside, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 379, column 2
    • The Hollywoodization of crypto is a moral disaster.2021 October 7, Ben McKenzie, Jacob Silverman, “The Scam My Fellow Celebrities Should Stop Promoting”, in Slate Magazine

Synonyms of Hollywoodization

Origin of Hollywoodization

From Hollywood + -ization or Hollywoodize + -ation.

Questions about Hollywoodization

What does Hollywoodization mean?
Hollywoodization means the act, process, or result of Hollywoodizing.
What part of speech is Hollywoodization?
Hollywoodization is a noun.

Words near Hollywoodization in the dictionary

  1. Hollywoodified
  2. Hollywooding
  3. Hollywoodish
  4. Hollywoodite
  5. Hollywoodites
  6. Hollywoodization
  7. Hollywoodize
  8. Hollywoodized
  9. Hollywoodizes
  10. Hollywoodizing
  11. Hollywoodland

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