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reconceptualization

reconceptualization noun: the act or process of reconceptualizing, of developing a new concept for something.

Noun

reconceptualization (countable and uncountable, plural reconceptualizations)

  1. The act or process of reconceptualizing, of developing a new concept for something
    • Hmm. All this reconceptualization, and scoring and even sound effects: sounds like filmmaking to me.2009 February 1, Virginia Heffernan, “Click and Jane”, in New York Times

Forms of reconceptualization

pluralreconceptualizations
alternative formreconceptualisation

Origin of reconceptualization

From reconceptualize + -ation.

Questions about reconceptualization

What does reconceptualization mean?
Reconceptualization means the act or process of reconceptualizing, of developing a new concept for something.
What part of speech is reconceptualization?
Reconceptualization is a noun.
What is the plural of reconceptualization?
The plural of reconceptualization is reconceptualizations.

Words near reconceptualization in the dictionary

  1. reconceptualise
  2. reconceptualised
  3. reconceptualises
  4. reconceptualising
  5. reconceptualizable
  6. reconceptualization
  7. reconceptualizations
  8. reconceptualize
  9. reconceptualized
  10. reconceptualizes
  11. reconceptualizing

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