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realisation

realisation is the alternative spelling of realization.

Meaning of realization

Noun

realization (countable and uncountable, plural realizations)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US) An act of figuring out or becoming aware.
    • He came to the startling realization that he had never really known the truth.
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US) The act of making real.
    • He did not stay around long enough to see the realization of the idea.
  3. (British, English, Oxford, US) The result of an artistic effort.
    • The painter's realization of her concept was breathtaking.
  4. (British, English, Oxford, US) The manner in which a phoneme is pronounced.
    • The realization of -nd as -nn- is not uncommon in the Nuorese dialects.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 79

Forms of realisation

pluralrealisations

Origin of realisation

From French réalisation, from Middle French, as if realise + -ation.

Words formed from realisation

Questions about realisation

What is realisation the alternative spelling of?
Realisation is the alternative spelling of realization.

Words near realisation in the dictionary

  1. realisableness
  2. realisate
  3. realisated
  4. realisates
  5. realisating
  6. realisation
  7. realisations
  8. realise
  9. realised
  10. realisedst
  11. realiser

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