devulgarization en · NOUN
Etymology
From devulgarize + -ation. Attested since the 20th century.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The process of devulgarizing something.
It may be figured as a vertical process, one of rise or fall; fall of value or vulgarization being on the whole more in evidence in the special field of folk-lore than rise of value or devulgarization.
1920, Robert Ranpulph Marett, Psychology and Folk-lore, page 99:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| devulgarisation | alternative | lexicographic |