familiarisation

English

Etymology

From familiar +‎ -isation.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

familiarisation (countable and uncountable, plural familiarisations)

1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of familiarization.
   • 2023 March 22, “Network News: New Class 777s make inroads on Merseyside”, in RAIL, number 979, page 12:

     The timetable on other lines has been temporarily reduced to allow for driver and guard familiarisation.

Derived terms

• refamiliarisation

French

Etymology

From familiariser +‎ -tion.

Noun

familiarisation f (plural familiarisations)

1. familiarization

Further reading

• “familiarisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.