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temporization

temporization noun: the act of temporizing.

Noun

temporization (countable and uncountable, plural temporizations)

  1. The act of temporizing.
    • Importantly for thinking about the Talmud, this means chronological time and temporization can never mutually coincide, a conclusion that in turn leads us to better discern Canpanton's vision of the Talmud.2009, Sergey Dolgopolski, What Is Talmud?: The Art of Disagreement
  2. The application of a temporary piece of dental work that will later be removed.

Forms of temporization

pluraltemporizations

Origin of temporization

Compare French temporisation.

Questions about temporization

What does temporization mean?
Temporization means the act of temporizing.
What part of speech is temporization?
Temporization is a noun.
What is the plural of temporization?
The plural of temporization is temporizations.

Words near temporization in the dictionary

  1. temporising
  2. temporisingly
  3. temporisings
  4. temporist
  5. temporists
  6. temporization
  7. temporizations
  8. temporize
  9. temporized
  10. temporizedst
  11. temporizer

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