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despecification en · NOUN

Etymology

From de- + specification.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The act of generalizing, or making less specific.
    • […] Brooten's despecification of the term "tribade" and her tendency to understand it as if it were a generic designation for a woman possessed of a lifelong homoerotic orientation. 2002, Martha Craven Nussbaum, Juha Sihvola, The Sleep of Reason, page 267:

Antonyms

specialization (antonym(s) of)

Relateds

despecificate

Synonyms

generalization (act of generalizing) · universalization