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proprialization

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Alternative forms

proprialisation (UK)

Etymology

From proprial +‎ -ization.

Noun

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proprialization (countable and uncountable, plural proprializations) (American spelling)

(linguistics) The process of a common noun becoming a proper name.
Synonyms: deappellativization, onymization

Antonym: appellativization

Translations

the process when a common noun becomes a proper name

Czech: proprializace f
Estonian: pärisnimestumine
Hungarian: tulajdonnevesülés
Italian: onimizzazione f
Polish: proprializacja f
Slovak: onymizácia f, proprializácia f

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