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vulgarization en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English vulgar Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English vulgarization From vulgar + -ization.

Meanings

1. (British, Canada, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncountable) The process of making something vulgar, especially by using the language of ordinary people.
2. (British, Canada, English, Oxford, US, countable, uncommon, uncountable) The process of making something accessible and attractive to the general public; the popular-science presentation of a topic, its popularization.

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