banalization

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noun

American and Oxford British English standard spelling of banalisation.

OriginFrench banalisation →
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Meanings

nounbanalization (countable and uncountable, plural banalizations)

plural banalizations

  1. countableuncountableAmerican and Oxford British English standard spelling of banalisation.

    At first glance, one could critically dismiss The Wire as reflective of the banalization of violence, for violence is everywhere...

    2014, Shirin Deylami, Jonathan Havercroft, The Politics of HBO’s The Wire: Everything is Connected, page 129

Origin

  1. Frenchbanalisation
  2. Englishbanalization

From French banalisation, from Middle French ; as if banalise + -ation.

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APA

banalization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banalization

MLA

“banalization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banalization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “banalization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/banalization.

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