mythification
/ˌmɪθɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
mythification noun: conversion into a myth.
Noun
mythification (countable and uncountable, plural mythifications)
- Conversion into a myth.
- Both products of Hollywood’s youth boom of the late ’60s, “Woodstock” and “Zabriskie Point” begin in the same cultural moment and head off in completely different directions: “Woodstock” toward a mythification of the recent past, “Zabriskie” toward a nameless dread of the near future.2009 June 7, Dave Kehr, “Two Views of One Time”, in New York Times
Forms of mythification
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Origin of mythification
From myth + -ification.
Questions about mythification
- What does mythification mean?
- Mythification means conversion into a myth.
- What part of speech is mythification?
- Mythification is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mythification?
- Mythification is pronounced /ˌmɪθɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of mythification?
- The plural of mythification is mythifications.
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