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patronization

patronization noun: patronizing behaviour or talk.

Noun

patronization (countable and uncountable, plural patronizations)

  1. Patronizing behaviour or talk.

Forms of patronization

pluralpatronizations

Origin of patronization

From patronize + -ation.

Questions about patronization

What does patronization mean?
Patronization means patronizing behaviour or talk.
What part of speech is patronization?
Patronization is a noun.
What is the plural of patronization?
The plural of patronization is patronizations.

Words near patronization in the dictionary

  1. patronising
  2. patronisingly
  3. patronite
  4. patronites
  5. patronizable
  6. patronization
  7. patronizations
  8. patronize
  9. patronized
  10. patronizer
  11. patronizers

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