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absolutization

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From absolutize +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.səˌlut.əˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/, /ˌæb.səˌljut.əˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/

Noun

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absolutization (countable and uncountable, plural absolutizations)

  1. An act, process or result of absolutizing. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]

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References

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  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “absolutization”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.