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hominisation

hominisation is the alternative spelling of hominization.

Meaning of hominization

Noun

hominization (usually uncountable, plural hominizations)

  1. (usually) The process of becoming like a human.
    • The professional way to begin a study of the origins of human culture is to begin at the beginning with a discussion of hominization.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light:Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, page 8
  2. (usually) The beginning of human life, or of a deity's life in human form.

Questions about hominisation

What is hominisation the alternative spelling of?
Hominisation is the alternative spelling of hominization.

Words near hominisation in the dictionary

  1. hominiforms
  2. hominin
  3. hominine
  4. hominines
  5. hominins
  6. hominisation
  7. hominise
  8. hominised
  9. hominises
  10. hominising
  11. hominism

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