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popularization

popularization noun: the act of making something popular to the general public.

Noun

popularization (plural popularizations)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US) The act of making something popular to the general public.
    • As Valentinov and others pointed out, the extreme obstinacy with which Lenin defended materialism was rooted not only in Marxism but in the tradition of the Russian materialists, especially Chernyshevsky, whose philosophy was a popularization of Feuerbach.1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in...

popularization meaning in Bengali

popularization in Bengali

জনপ্রিয়করণ

Forms of popularization

pluralpopularizations
alternative formpopularisation

Origin of popularization

From popular + -ization.

Words formed from popularization

Questions about popularization

What does popularization mean?
Popularization means the act of making something popular to the general public.
What is popularization in Bengali?
Popularization in Bengali is জনপ্রিয়করণ. See Popularization meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is popularization?
Popularization is a noun.
What is the plural of popularization?
The plural of popularization is popularizations.

Words near popularization in the dictionary

  1. popularities
  2. popularity
  3. popularity contest
  4. popularity contests
  5. popularizable
  6. popularization
  7. popularizational
  8. popularizations
  9. popularize
  10. popularized
  11. popularizer

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