Meanings
nounacademicization (uncountable)
- uncountableThe act, process, or result of academicizing.
Origin
- Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
- Ancient GreekἈκαδημία (Akadēmía)
- Ancient GreekἈκάδημος (Akádēmos)
- Ancient GreekἈκαδήμεια (Akadḗmeia)
- Ancient Greekἀκαδημικός (akadēmikós)
- Medieval Latinacadēmicus
- Latinacadēmicu
- Frenchacadémique
- Englishacademic
- Englishacademicize
- Englishacademicization
From academicize + -ation.
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APA
academicization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/academicization
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“academicization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/academicization. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “academicization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/academicization.
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