modernization

English

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Etymology

From modernize +‎ -ation or French modernisation.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɒdənɪˈzeɪʃn̩/, /ˌmɒdənaɪˈzeɪʃn̩/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌmɑdɚnɪˈzeɪʃn̩/, /ˌmɑdɚnaɪˈzeɪʃn̩/, [ˌmɑɾɚ-]
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: mod‧ern‧i‧za‧tion

Noun

modernization (countable and uncountable, plural modernizations)

  1. The process of modernizing.

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