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historicization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /hɪˌstɒɹɪkˌəˈzeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /hɪˌstoɹɪkˌəˈzeɪʃən/ (General-American)
  • /hɪˌstoɹɪkˌaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (General-American)
  • /hɪˌstɒɹɪkˌaɪˈzeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From historic + -ization.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of historicizing.
    • Despite his dislike of metaphysics and his radical 'humanization' and historicization of knowledge, Labriola did not advance any theory of the 'demise of philosophy'. 1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 192:

Forms

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